>You know, I've wondered just how I could finesse the thing enough to use >it gently with my left foot. It irks me how most parking brakes are >foot-operated and in a clumsy position on most newer vehicles. At least >mine has a release catch! I got a Chevy once on loan that had the driver >step on the brake to engage it, and then step on it again to disengage >it!!! Big PITA, IMHO. > >Farrar WARNING: Walt-sized post... One of the things I do when I buy a new vehicle is find a large, open parking lot and see how the vehicle responds to things like sudden turns, sudden braking, braking in a turn, etc. If part of the lot is wet then even better. Several of my friends thought I was nuts doing that, but I learned how the vehicle responded so I was better able to handle that vehicle in an emergency. I have also never had an at-fault accident. It's like Gary said, learn how to learn. A quick story about this is about a friend and I street racing. His car was actually a little faster and handled a little better than mine. I beat him every time we raced. One of the things we would do is go completely across town and see who could get to the destination first, not necessarily taking the same route. I always won. Even though his car was faster he thought there was something special about my car so we switched cars. I still beat him. If you learn how your vehicle reacts you will be in a much better position to handle it in an emergency. Provided you can also keep yourself from panicking, which will greatly reduce your chances even more. As far as your truck is concerned, you can hold the release handle out with your left hand and freely move the pedal with your foot to apply pressure in a controlled manner and release it at will. An old 'stunt-driver' trick is to use several rubber bands, or some string or whatever you want, attach it to the release handle, and the other end to something like your head light switch. This keeps the pedal free to move all you want, and let you do the brake-slides around corners, or scare the shit out of some tailgater ;) It is really fun to learn how to spin the vehicle around, switch into reverse, and keep going in the same direction. I freaked a few people out that way. As always, use at your own risk. Greg Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cr5oli3/M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1070651078/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com /Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116730> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=667569221> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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