> Russell McMahon wrote:
>
>>>> This just seems nutty to me unless you are going
>>>> to argue that people are being killed on the highways intentionally.

No he didn't !!! ;-)

But he did write

>> In the absence of antilock brakes know how to pulse brake.

> No. Know how to threshold brake. Pumping the brakes went out
> in the '70s.

All have their place.
Being able to finely judge and control your braking is a fine skill, and 
excellent when it works.
Worst case road, a tyre that has a mild relative flat spot, gravel, oil, etc 
MAY make it not work when you need it most.
'Modulation" will ALWAYS work better than lockup and is self recovering. 
It's one thing of course to say "pump your brakes" and another to actually 
practice rapid modulation under heavy braking while turning on an adverse 
surface. It does take practice. Not something you learn at the moment you 
first need it.

OK - time to drive North - I'll try to come back alive :-)



        RM

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