I find yanking the emergency brake and skidding to a stop much more effective when I'm driving my 1962 battered Ford pick-um-up truck with the solid steel rear bumper... No brake lights to give warning. Ah, fantasies... Steve S.
On 1/25/02 2:46 PM "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> said: > When encountering a tailgater I typically do the 'flash' brake lights > thing... if that doesn't get their attention, I lock all four wheels and > slide to a complete halt in a cloud of acrid grey smoke. |
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