I suspect there is less between us than may appear. Of course the skill in achieving a smooth efficient drive is anticipation and of course that involves lifting off when the need to slow down becomes apparent.
The extreme polarisation of views stems from the parodying of the opposing one, so "engine brakers" all grind down through the box like people trying to get an overladen 50's Foden down the hill to Dover docks and the Brake primarily boys all rush up to tailbacks of traffic at 70mph and then come to a rest wreathed in tyre smoke and with their passengers and cargo stuck to the windscreen.
The reality is that a sensible driver in a modern car should back off, apply brakes in a measured and progressive way, if necessary, and make sure the car is in an appropriate gear for the anticipated next stage of driving. If you use the gearbox instead of the brakes or the brakes without using the gears to ensure the car is in a gear appropriate to the current and next phase.
In real life I bet jedimaster could not get about if you removed the fluid for his brakes and nor could I if my gearbox would not change. But at least I know what both are for!
The extreme polarisation of views stems from the parodying of the opposing one, so "engine brakers" all grind down through the box like people trying to get an overladen 50's Foden down the hill to Dover docks and the Brake primarily boys all rush up to tailbacks of traffic at 70mph and then come to a rest wreathed in tyre smoke and with their passengers and cargo stuck to the windscreen.
The reality is that a sensible driver in a modern car should back off, apply brakes in a measured and progressive way, if necessary, and make sure the car is in an appropriate gear for the anticipated next stage of driving. If you use the gearbox instead of the brakes or the brakes without using the gears to ensure the car is in a gear appropriate to the current and next phase.
In real life I bet jedimaster could not get about if you removed the fluid for his brakes and nor could I if my gearbox would not change. But at least I know what both are for!
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