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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Curious to know. There is a perfect stretch of road near where I live for this. I want to practice hard braking until I'm conditioned to the point where it becomes a natural instinct in an emergency. Anyone else practice on a regular basis?

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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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yep, at least once a month.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Yeah, when someone run in front of me
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yep, at least once a month.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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I do a good brake check everyonce in a while also. Usually in an empty parking lot or clear road. It is good to know what your bike will do in an emergency situation.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Every single day here in DC/NoVa. metro...worst drivers in the country!
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CapnAdventure
Every single day here in DC/NoVa. metro...worst drivers in the country!
I don't even like driving through those areas when I am traveling, couldn't amagine having to drive out there to commute.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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I'm always in traffic, so hard braking is a natural way of life here.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Yeah when somebody stops short in front of me.
 
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for fun when im riding wit people i love to luck up my brakes at a light for fun and slide out the rear. otherwise practicing for real everyday i live on a dead end road hard brake at the end before entering a main road just to check the brakes.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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I do
But obviously not often enough as I locked the front brake and came off yesterday.
Ended up trapped under the bike after running into a car.
I'll practice more in future.
 
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