From: Harry Bloomfield on
alan.holmes brought next idea :
> Which means that many auto drivers rest their left foot on the brake pedal
> which causes the brake lighths to be on all the time!

I would not say many, some do. I don't - I don't use the brake very
much at all on a manual or auto.

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From: Bod on
On 24/03/2010 20:34, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
> alan.holmes brought next idea :
>> Which means that many auto drivers rest their left foot on the brake
>> pedal which causes the brake lighths to be on all the time!
>
> I would not say many, some do. I don't - I don't use the brake very much
> at all on a manual or auto.
>
>

How do you stop then? put your foot out of the door... or do you
throw out an anchor?

Bod
From: Harry Bloomfield on
Bod explained on 24/03/2010 :
> How do you stop then? put your foot out of the door... or do you throw out
> an anchor?

It's called looking where you are going, planning and not putting on
more speed than you can use up without needing to brake.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk


From: Bod on
On 24/03/2010 21:09, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
> Bod explained on 24/03/2010 :
>> How do you stop then? put your foot out of the door... or do you throw
>> out an anchor?
>
> It's called looking where you are going, planning and not putting on
> more speed than you can use up without needing to brake.
>
>
Yes I do that, but travelling around housing estates with lots of T
junctions etc, you quite often have no choice.
On busy motorways, I have been known to drive for over an hour without
touching my brakes, whilst all around me are constantly braking.

Bod
From: Mortimer on
"Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:80ve2vF8apU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> On 24/03/2010 21:09, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
>> Bod explained on 24/03/2010 :
>>> How do you stop then? put your foot out of the door... or do you throw
>>> out an anchor?
>>
>> It's called looking where you are going, planning and not putting on
>> more speed than you can use up without needing to brake.
>>
> >
> Yes I do that, but travelling around housing estates with lots of T
> junctions etc, you quite often have no choice.
> On busy motorways, I have been known to drive for over an hour without >
> touching my brakes, whilst all around me are constantly braking.

I used to brake about as frequently as most people until I prepared for the
IAM test and was shown how to plan ahead to avoid braking unnecessarily and
to brake progressively - gentle braking at high speed to avoid a sudden jolt
and then gradually increase the pressure as the car slows down, coming off
the brake altogether when the car has almost come to rest (assuming I'm
stopping at lights or a roundabout), againt to avoid a jolt. It's strange
that despite braking less than many drivers (judging by the frequency of
their brake lights coming on when I don't need to brake when I'm behind
them), I don't seem to need brake discs/pads changing less frequently :-(