And you're...what? One of those drivers that doesn't brake when the car in front of you brakes?pixiegirl said:Ohhhhh, so you're one of those drivers.....
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vraiblonde said:QUIT PICKING ON ME!!! I HATE YOU ALL!!!!
Hate is a strong word.. 
pixiegirl
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vraiblonde said:And you're...what? One of those drivers that doesn't brake when the car in front of you brakes?
QUIT PICKING ON ME!!! I HATE YOU ALL!!!!
If the car in front of me brakes I do not always hit my brakes no. I was just kidding with you
and refering to those people who hit their brakes every two seconds for no apparent reason and the chain of people behind them that do the exact same thing. I lift off the accelerator but don't hit the brakes unless I need to slow down conserably or stop. Unless of course a ladder is dropped in front of me; then I slam on the brakes and swerve into a ditch! 
Yes :sniff:Railroad said:
Railroad said:
Thank you! I feel so much better now!
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
vraiblonde said:
2 years ago, I was almost involved in a very similar accident described. I was driving along on Rte 6 in the "rain" (which turned out to be freezing rain), going 55, 5 over the speed limit. I slid going around a turn, and began to slide into oncoming traffic. I know that you're supposed to turn into the slide, but had I done that, I would've hit the man coming at me head on, and quite possibly killed one or both of us. Instead I jerked my steering wheel in the opposite direction, spun around a few times, slid down an embankment, and hit a tree with my driver's side door. Luckily, I came out of it with only a cut on my hand, and the driver that I almost hit stood outside in the rain with me and waited for the police to come.
kwillia
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Waaaait a minute...time out... please elaborate on the part where you going 5 over the 50 mph speed limit and sliding on freezing rain was very similar to Vrai tapping the brakes and sliding at 10 mph... I'm missing summin'...Nickel said:
kwillia said:
Thank you :sniff:
mAlice
professional daydreamer
kwillia said:Waaaait a minute...time out... please elaborate on the part where you going 5 over the 50 mph speed limit and sliding on freezing rain was very similar to Vrai tapping the brakes and sliding at 10 mph... I'm missing summin'...
I can't wait for this answer.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
vraiblonde said:
Training in how to drive a car will teach you the proper response for various situations. Taping you brakes on ice isn't a good idea. A good performance school will teach you how to drive sideways. Slow speeds with poor traction gives you the same dynamics as high speed driving.
pixiegirl said:
The automatic responses of people that drive stick shifts are usually more correct. I think it's because they view driving a a learned skill, not something you do in order to get from point "A" to point "B". Lifting off the accelerator in an automatic doesn't do much because engine braking is almost non existant.