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From: an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: default: apply brakes
Message-ID: <419@hou2h.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 11:24:13 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 30 11:24:13 1984
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> ihldt!dbg:
> I agree that applying brakes in a panic is SELDOM appropriate.

I don't agree.  Braking is appropriate in at least 50% of potential
accident situations  (city streets, divided highways, cars all
around you, no place to go, etc).  Improper braking is what gives
braking a bad name.  With over-boosted power brakes such as found on
Detroit's finest, one can lock the wheels with hardly any effort,
especially at low speeds, and most people do just that!

	Au