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Re: Emergency braking and bird anatomy [was: Re: DVD copying and CSS]



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On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 01:06:10PM -0500, Bijan Soleymani wrote:
> We're talking about emergency breaking (making a panic stop).

So am I.  And people who end up trying the front-wheel hard stop
usually are doing something they should be getting a ticket for their
own safety for anyway (like riding on the sidewalk).

> That's the way to stop in the least amount of time (using the
> front break most). This is not the safest way to break, but it's
> what you do in an emergency. Just like all these crazy car breaking
> techniques aren't what you use at each stop sign.

Well, if you're using antilock brakes, it's the same, just how hard
you push the pedal.  8:o)

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