Can cause drive wheels to skid when they have poor traction | |
Increase break wear | |
Increase fuel efficiency during highway driving | |
Are appropriate only in rainy and snowy conditions |
Partially engage the parking brake releasing it as you start moving forward | |
Partially engage the clutch before releasing the brake | |
Use a higher gear | |
Use wheel chocks under the front or rear wheels |
The distance traveled between when you see a hazard and when you start to take action to avoid it | |
The distance traveled from the time your brain tells you to brake to the time you stop your vehicle | |
The distance required to stop your vehicle | |
The distance traveled from the time your brain tells your foot to move from the accelerator to the time you actually push down on the brake pedal |