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Frank Zappa the 6th
I practice panic breaking a few times every few weeks. Sometimes in parking lots and other times on empty stretches of road. I do very well in practice. BUT! I fall apart in the real world. I was cutoff yesterday morning on my way to work and I missed the offender's car by less than a foot. It shouldn't have been that close. It's a rough, blind intersection and I was ready to get cutoff - I always am. Yet when it actually happened I completely favored the rear break and slid towards the car and braced for impact. I was fortunate that driver saw me coming and had the wherewithal to gas it (or at least it seemed like it.)
I know how to stop quickly. I know that the rear break is *essentially useless in that situation. I know to be alert and ready. The question is, why didn't I apply this knowledge and skill when it really mattered?
I blame the way I practice panic stops. No matter what I'm mentally ready for the appropriate response. My brain is in panic stop mode.. of course I do it perfectly. The element of surprise is completely absent
Does anybody have a method for practicing that maintains real world sense of surprise.. or panic? Maybe there's an app for that? (actually.. that might not be a bad idea.).
*It's not useless.. it's just much less useful than the front
I know how to stop quickly. I know that the rear break is *essentially useless in that situation. I know to be alert and ready. The question is, why didn't I apply this knowledge and skill when it really mattered?
I blame the way I practice panic stops. No matter what I'm mentally ready for the appropriate response. My brain is in panic stop mode.. of course I do it perfectly. The element of surprise is completely absent
Does anybody have a method for practicing that maintains real world sense of surprise.. or panic? Maybe there's an app for that? (actually.. that might not be a bad idea.).
*It's not useless.. it's just much less useful than the front
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