3 good reasons why you need to hit the brakes several times even on an empty road
If you see a car just slowing down on a deserted highway, it does not mean at all that its driver has gone crazy. In fact, there are several reasons why it is vital to press the brake pedal. Portal "AutoVzglyad" selected the most important of them.
No wonder they say: the quieter you go, the further you will be. Still, even at low speeds, big problems can arise. However, judge for yourself.
WET WORK
If, in dry and hot weather, the car had to drive through a deep puddle, or it fell into a hole filled with water, then the best way to quickly dry the pads and brake discs is to repeatedly press the brake pedal. And this is necessary so that in an acute situation on the road it is possible to apply emergency braking without losing its effectiveness. After all, one way or another, but a thin film of water worsens the deceleration. A similar procedure should be carried out upon leaving the car wash.
SLIPPER MANEUVER
We hope that even inexperienced drivers are aware of how the braking mechanisms of a car lose their properties on wet and slippery surfaces. Therefore, it is better to slow down with smooth, but intermittent pressing on the pedal, and not jump on it with all the dope. In the same way, we recommend evaluating the performance of the brakes in the event of precipitation: rain, hail or snow. Often, a car makes you nervous when you slow down on a grader or asphalt recently cut by road workers.
TRUST BUT CHECK
When you had to pick up your favorite swallow from the technical center, where specialists conjured over the brake system or simply changed the pads, be sure to check the operation of the repaired systems and assemblies. Press the pedal down a few times and you will immediately realize how efficiently the mechanisms function. And finally, it is not superfluous to resort to slowing down when the sun blinded you sharply or something seemed to be far away. The main thing, we repeat, is to do this not with one sharp press, but with several, but at the same time confidently and quickly.
