Hard Braking Question

I'm a newbie to driving a P-car, and was trying to get a feel for hard braking. I was going about 80 and hit the brakes hard. The car didn't just slow down, there was a little "jerkiness" to the slowing which I can only assume is the ABS kicking in. The car didn't pull to either side and stopped pretty quickly - I just thought that it would be a "linear" feel to the deceleration, rather than a little tug here and there. I was hoping to get some feed back from more experience drivers about what a hard brake should feel like. Thanks in advance! -td

tough brake! did you brake-in your breaks?

today I used my breaks HARD...wasn't paying attention and thought a copcar was waiting for a left turn...my light went red and normally I would have jsut floored it...but seeing the cop I went hard in the breaks...and the jerking movements telling me the ABS worked stopped my P pretty fast....I don't like to break hard....because it means (except on a track of course) you are not paying attention...but I am glad that they work the way they work!!!

by the way it wasn't a cop...but a park ranger....so I should have just floored it!

Please, guys! Don't break your brakes! If you get hard on the brakes, the ABS will have a rapid rat-a-tat-tat sound/feel. The ABS engaging means one or more wheels is skidding relative to the others. It is an attempt to let that wheel regain traction because sliding friction is less than static friction. I've found I can trust the ABS pretty well, but the linear-ness (?) has more to do with your foot and the pads heating up into and out of operating temperature ranges.

For American English: break |brak| verb ( past broke |brok|; past part. broken |) separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain : [ intrans. ] the rope broke with a loud snap | the slate fell from my hand and broke in two on the hard floor | [ trans. ] windows in the street were broken by the blast | break the chocolate into pieces. � [ trans. ] (of a person or animal) sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in (a part of the body) : she had broken her leg in two places. � [ trans. ] sustain such an injury to (a bone in the body). � [ intrans. ] (of a part of the body or a bone) sustain a fracture : what if his leg had broken? � [ trans. ] cause a cut or graze in (the skin) : the bite had scarcely broken the skin. � make or become inoperative : [ intrans. ] the machine has broken, and they can't fix it until next week | [ trans. ] he's broken the video. � brake |brak| noun a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels : he slammed on his brakes | [as adj. ] a brake pedal. � a thing that slows or hinders a process : China's decision to put the brakes on economic reform . verb [ intrans. ] make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake : drivers who brake abruptly | [as adj. ] ( braking) an anti-lock braking system. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin. I hope that this will help you make your posts clearer. One last point: A Park Ranger is a law enforcement official, who can and will put you in custody for breaking traffic laws just as fast as a Sheriff, CHP, or municipal police officer would.

Sorry for the typo, i.e., brake and break. I didn't know that English teachers were grading posts, lol doh! (Did any of us pass at least??) I edited all of the errors in my post so that they could be read correctly without causing anyone an anurism [intensional mispeling far addid affect], and prehaps to elicit a meaningful reply rather than a stern scolding for improper use of the English language. Despite the obvious error, the post was understandable given the context, abeit incorrect in the use of "break" / "brake." This is for anyone that was ever admonished in a public forum for bad grammar, typos, or just plain laziness: ped�ant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pdnt) n. One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules. One who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously. lol Oh, how 'bout this one: an�eu�rysm also an�eu�rism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ny-rzm) n. A localized, pathological, blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel caused by a disease or weakening of the vessel's wall. lol, at least the weekend is here -> time for a trip! -td

I am a foreigner....so I have a good excuse!!!....and if you prefer I can write it in 3 other languages....wanne try this??? And a park ranger can kiss my hairy..younowwhat, I will not pull over when he tries to pull me over!!! What's next a parking meter cop pulling me over?? . .but if you are a scardy cat (did I spell this the right way??) you will even pull over for a security guard!! I guess in SF they pull over for anybody....and explain them to use proper english at the same time!!

Acutally, it's "do you want to try that" and "you know what" Seriously though, park rangers even have national jurisdiction, not just a town/county/state, so when you think about it they are even higher than cops.

It wasn't a park ranger.....it was just a beach parking lot security guard or something like it....

Orient, aren't you the one that said "brake-in your breaks"?? Talk about bad grammar. Mai engrish good, you bad.

I believe that OE purposly used the wrong "break/brake" word in all three instances to make a point!