XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 5/8/2022 0:52, Alan wrote:   
   > On 2022-05-07 7:39 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Assuming a similar time to stop the vehicle, it makes no difference   
   > whether you stop quickly or slowly; the range of "quick" to "slow" isn't   
   > sufficiently different.   
   >   
   > If you start from the same speed, and brake to the same place...   
   >   
   > ...you're dissipating the same amount of energy.   
      
   The primary reason that I brake early is for safety.  Last minute is not   
   a good idea.   
      
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