Cadence Braking

[aswearing]

im sure at one point we have all driven cars without abs, and im sure many of us have locked the brakes!

how many of you actually use cadence braking when faced with an emergency situation which calls you to stop abruptly?

it has happened many a time to me and i is always the last thing on my mind!

[Cisco26uk]

I did when I drove my mk1 escy up the back of an audi A4, stopped the police figuring out how fast I was going

[waynne]

As with all driving techniques you need to make it a habit. When you do a practice emergency stop make sure you perfect the technique.

When braking I always use a lot of pressure and then ease off as the car stops to avoid the jolt as the car stops!

[aswearing]

when learning to drive, the car i was in had abs.

so i never got to try the technique out, i was only told hard soft hard soft.

maybe if i drive around schools i could practice

[Stiggy]

when i had my escort i nearly went up the back of a van and up the back of a police car but lucky their was no accident both times, but i locked up on both occasions but going hard soft hard soft on the brake pedal was no wear near my mind at that point, but the again i dont suppose that metod really works that well on ice

[DAZ06]

on ice your best bet is engine breaking and in thick snow you actualy want to
plough it so cadence breaking stops youre abs kicking in in my experience

but youlearn to love the diff lock in the truck in snow

[aswearing]

my car was clever, it used engine braking as when i stomped on my brake pedal my dash went up light blackpool illuminations before cutting out.

and not having time to put my clutch in....you can imagine

[waynne]

On holiday we hired a Megane with Brake assist which basically slammed the ancors on when you made a rapid movement on the brake pedal (which is how I always sart). It took ages to get used to this feature - i'll just stick with ABS - on a bend the only thing that will help you stop and keep control is ABS!

On Snow ABS can be a real pain - in rally cars I've heard that they turn it off altogether on Snow and ice!

[zoozer]

Here in Finland at winter time if your winter tyres arent brand new and you dirve an older car with no abs (like my old vauxahall astra) cadence braking is a must. There has been a couple of close calls, like driving out of the road at 60mph. In my opinion the engine braking, atleast on FWD cars is not too good as it locks the tyres on very slippery surfaces...

[HDi fun]

Cadence braking works fine if you practise incessantly.

However, Try getting your foot off that pedal when you panic.

You can't. That's why we have ABS.

Brake assist is an odd thing. My car has it but it can catch you out if you brake too suddenly but not especially hard. You soon adapt, although I'd like the option to turn this off via a key switch as it's only there for drivers who fail to brake hard and soon enough in an emergency.