You can't stop a bike with the rear wheel... you slid right through what would have been the accident scene if that driver had stopped
--gotta use front brake.. rear brakes are for sitting at the light (oh no he didn't )
Disagree, although the front brake is responsible for most of the braking power, proper use of both brakes will always provide a shorter stopping distance than just using the front brake. It takes a lot of practice, and in my opinion, real live experience to create the proper muscle memory not to grab or slam your controls. Although the rear tire skidded, give credit to the OP for using both brakes, and not grabbing the front brake to a point in which it could have caused a low side on it's own. An obvious mental error by not anticipating the hazard, but a good enough save using the physical skills.
If your mental and physical skills fail, what is the last thing a rider can rely on?
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