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Words matter, and 'brake' or 'braking' have dictionary definitions which contradict your statement. It's an important distinction because experienced drivers kn

Words matter, and 'brake' or 'braking' have dictionary definitions which contradict your statement. It's an important distinction because experienced drivers know to anticipate problems and slow down before they need to brake. You probably do this already without thinking about it, especially if you drive a manual transmission. Ever drive a speedboat? Same idea, they have no brakes and you learn to look further ahead and anticipate, and allow outside forces to slow you (rather than relying on an internal braking mechanism).

TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
That's not fair. 'Brake' also has dictionary definitions that directly support my statement: anything that has a slowing or stopping effect. See http://www.dictionary.com/browse/brake?s=t http://www.dictionary.com/browse/brake?s=t The comment I replied to by tombrossman used the terms coast and down-shift, which are both commonly referred to as engine braking[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_braking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_braking