On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:33 +0100, scott wrote:

>> Well, brakes tend to be "on or off", if you don't have ABS, pumping the
>> brake pedal generally works well, but also if you can drop to a lower
>> gear, do that.
> 
> Watch out though when changing down (in a manual), you might lock the
> driven wheels if you let up the clutch too quickly, in a rear wheel
> drive car this can give you a good wake up call :-)

Oh, yes, absolutely.  I have an automatic now, but I learned on a 
stick....and that does change the tactics.

> 
>> I also will occasionally tap the brakes to see if the car will slow
>> down.
> 
> Yep this is good advice, when it's safe to do so then *try out* how much
> grip you actually have, this will avoid a big surprise later up the road
> when you really do need to stop or turn quickly.

Yup.

Jim

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