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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Ministry Of Silly Braking Techniques
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Date: Sat, 20-Aug-83 04:45:19 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 20 04:45:19 1983
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talk to the folks that run driving schools. A lot of them teach "lock
on the brakes" indiscriminately. They preach that you cannot learn to
steer well enough to get out of an accident. They also want you to lock
you brakes when you skid on ice.

I think they are WRONG WRONG WRONG. I *know* how to steer a car. My
depth perception is pretty lousy, though, for I am blind in one eye.
If you lock your brakes you are committed to stopping at a certain
distance away in a straight line, and that distance is dependant on your
momentum (and how good your brakes are, naturally). if I guess
wrong, i will end up in the rear of the car in front. I would much
rather steer into another lane.

The question is, is braking a good thing to teach? If most people who
are driving are never going to learn how to steer their car (or how
to react in an emergency) is giving them a simple instruction that does
not require thinking more important than giving them good advice?

laura creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura