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nightflight wrote:rev up to 4500rpm whilst keeping me at a nice speed, then I've still got unfaded brakes ready to slow down for the T junction at the bottom of the hill.
Or should I be using my brakes for slow?

nightflight wrote:wrt using gears to slow, on my usual drive there's a steep hill which I'll turn into (tight 90 degree corner, usually having to stop to giveway to uphill traffic) at a crawling speed in 1st gear. I'll then cover the brake pedal and hold first gear all the way down the hill as the engine will happily (albeit noisly) rev up to 4500rpm whilst keeping me at a nice speed, then I've still got unfaded brakes ready to slow down for the T junction at the bottom of the hill.
Or should I be using my brakes for slow?

f3racer wrote:I think that's a very good point that applies to many of the IAM's theoretical techniques. In reality when driving at <70mph, most simply don't make any difference. For example, completing all your braking in a straight line before turning into a corner. Are you really so close to the limit of traction at legal speeds that you're likely to skid off the road otherwise?

Silk wrote:Sigh.

nightflight wrote:wrt using gears to slow, on my usual drive there's a steep hill which I'll turn into (tight 90 degree corner, usually having to stop to giveway to uphill traffic) at a crawling speed in 1st gear. I'll then cover the brake pedal and hold first gear all the way down the hill as the engine will happily (albeit noisly) rev up to 4500rpm whilst keeping me at a nice speed, then I've still got unfaded brakes ready to slow down for the T junction at the bottom of the hill.
Or should I be using my brakes for slow?