Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Every safe driving course? Even the written course material from, say, driversed.com?
Curves
Reduce speed before entering the curve, and slowly lighten the pressure on the brake until reaching the apex point (where the car is closest to the inside of the curve line). At the apex or exit point, apply light acceleration to pull the car out of the curve.
I wonder why driversed.com would every advise braking in a curve when such action is, as you claim, is "suboptimal".
Like I said, an alternate reality. It has to be to misinterpret that statement so completely. Let's brake it down (pun intended)...
Reduce speed before entering the curve, - That's brake before the curve
and slowly lighten the pressure on the brake until reaching the apex point - That's ease off the brakes in the curve.. not apply them.
Thanks for the example btw.