Brake hard for a bark
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:27 am
Hi All,
Just wondered if anyone else had noticed that firm braking causes a single loud bark out of the exhaust?
Since doing some driver training, it is clear how we are all conditioned (even in an emergency) to starting our braking gently, gradually applying more pressure and then releasing at the end. In training they shaved metres of my 60-0 distance by saying, on a scale on 1-10, first application of the brake should be 9.9 (so ABS does not kick in) and maintain it.
If you try this on a run into your normal roundabout of motorway off ramp (checking mirros first) you'll see just how much quicker you can stop. In addition, you should get to notice a single bark out of the exhaust. Worth practicing now and again just so when you do need to do a real emergency stop, you won't be in the "smooth but in-effective braking" mindset.
Just wondered if anyone else had noticed that firm braking causes a single loud bark out of the exhaust?
Since doing some driver training, it is clear how we are all conditioned (even in an emergency) to starting our braking gently, gradually applying more pressure and then releasing at the end. In training they shaved metres of my 60-0 distance by saying, on a scale on 1-10, first application of the brake should be 9.9 (so ABS does not kick in) and maintain it.
If you try this on a run into your normal roundabout of motorway off ramp (checking mirros first) you'll see just how much quicker you can stop. In addition, you should get to notice a single bark out of the exhaust. Worth practicing now and again just so when you do need to do a real emergency stop, you won't be in the "smooth but in-effective braking" mindset.