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Old 09-09-2012, 09:38 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by pairodice View Post
During the women's driver training classes at Foretravel my wife was told to first stomp the gas pedal hard to the floor to steady the coach. Then do NOT use the brakes at all, just let the coach screech to a halt.
I would imagine that if this really happened that 99% of us would still hit the brakes just because it is ingrained in our brains to do so.
Adrian,

I agree with you 100%! It was instinctive for me to just hit the brakes gently and pull over to the shoulder. I agree with what your wife, Karen, was told at Foretravel (except I would brake gently and pull over).
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