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   Message 116,734 of 117,728   
   Michael Trew to Andy Burnelli   
   Re: "Google Wallet may be making a retur   
   07 May 22 22:39:19   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 5/7/2022 1:38, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >   
   > But what you do is compensate for that creep by slowing the car down and   
   > stopping well before you would otherwise do.   
   >   
   > Instead of exiting the highway and then jamming on the brakes and   
   > HOLDING them there in that spot (while they're red hot) waiting at the   
   > light, you apply the brakes earlier and slow down more gradually and   
   > then you stop the vehicle well before the light.   
      
   I always brake this way either way.  It wigs me out when I ride with   
   people who slow down quickly.  Perhaps because I'm used to old beaters   
   with less reliable braking systems, but I always take it easy and pulse   
   the brakes when slowing down.   
      
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