Learn how to apply brakes in an effective way.

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Up with the 2nd utility blog. Today this blog is about a very important topic and can help one to save ones life, one from sufferings and ones vehicle.  

We all know how to drive or ride a vehicle, and when we first learn to drive or ride a vehicle we go excited and pick up good speeds. Isn't it so? Now if we are driving or riding at high speeds we must have the knowledge of braking the vehicle to rest, overcoming the inertia of motion.

Yes this blog is all about stopping a vehicle in a proper and safe manner i.e., Applying Brakes. 

In the present days, majority of the vehicles come with ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) but there are non ABS vehicles as well in the road because in the prior times standard model vehicles and why standard even top model vehicles were devoid of ABS. ABS is a safety feature and is the short form of Anti-lock Braking System, it prevents the wheels of a vehicle from skidding as it prevents the wheels of vehicles from locking up, thereby maintaining the benefit of being steerable. Therefore, if one applies full pressure on the brake pedal/lever of an ABS vehicle then it will stop safely, but what is the scenario of the same act on a non ABS-vehicle?

Yes it will skid, will become non-steerable, and will increase itself's braking distance thereby concluding into a mess.

How to avoid this?

To avoid the aforesaid conclusions follow this simple tips, though I'm stating the tips to be simple they are not that simple unless and otherwise you give it a try in the open and empty roads taking full precautions.

The first thing you need to care about is that the wheels of your vehicle should not lock, if your vehicle's wheels are not locked then the vehicle will never skid. So in order to ensure that your vehicles wheels are not locked, you will have to brake your vehicle in a very tactical way, and the ingredients of the aforesaid action is that you must not put heavy pressure on the brake pedal/liver suddenly at once and be gentle enough to increase the pressure slowly so that you feel the brake pads in work. This feeling will make you understand the very moment, when your wheels are locking and just then you can prevent your vehicle from skidding by lessening the pressure a bit which in turn will not lock your vehicles wheels thereby keeping it steerable and making the braking distance minimum.

Use engine braking as well in situations. Engine braking is when you put lower gears at high speeds, the transmission engages lower gears as per your instruction and when the clutch is released a resistance is created which slows down your vehicle as well.

Don't panic in emergency situations and instead keep your calm so that it gets easy for you to take necessary actions as per the situation. Again don't slam the brake pedal/liver instead gradually build up pressure as that will lead to a much more effective braking. And do not practice the above in busy roads, first find a empty road and practice to grow the skill of effective braking in you and when you are done you are a safe driver on the road.

Engine braking is much more effective in vehicles with manual transmission as compared to that of automatic transmission. So take care of that. Gradual braking process is the only effective braking option for the drivers of automatic transmission.

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