2 ms·
The biggest change I’ve made over 35 years of driving is slowing more and sooner when things are unclear. At 75, just taking your foot off the accelerator will
by michael1999 5y ago
The biggest change I’ve made over 35 years of driving is slowing more and sooner when things are unclear. At 75, just taking your foot off the accelerator will shed 10-20% of stopping distance in a few seconds. Waiting until you are sure it is bad news is the difference between defensive driving and avoidable crashes.
- dkonofalski 5y ago>At 75, just taking your foot off the accelerator will shed 10-20% of stopping distance in a few seconds. Even more in a Tesla as the regen braking will slow you down a lot. I drive almost exclusively with 1 pedal now because of it and, while I don't know that that actually is safer, it feels safer because I'm slowing down waaaay earlier than I normally would in an ICE-mobile.