I was learning to drive it was drummed into me that if the brakes were applied when turning at speed that I could end up in all sorts of trouble and only brake in a straight line.
Well you can have the brakes on while cornering BUT ideally they should already slowing the car down in a straight line and the weight /load transfer from rear to front settled BEFORE you enter the corner and ease the pedal pressure gradually off before powering out. This is called "trail braking"
WARNING if you have entered a corner way too fast and then brake hard the sudden weight transfer to the front will unload the rear end and are in danger of losing control and spinning off the road into a solid object or rolling if you hit a kerb or ditch.
It is important that you do not brake hard and then off them then back on the gas while turning in then jump on the brake mid corner when you realize that you are going way too fast as that will seriously unsettle any car due to the weight transfer going from front ( under brakes) then back to the rear (under power) then back to the front(under brakes again) a bit like a sea saw and in many cases leads to the car spinning out of control or having a fishtailing tank slapper.
NOTE if you inexperienced and are fishtailing and unable to regain control BRAKE so if you crash it will be at a slower speed.
Does anyone have first hand knowledge if learners are still instructed to brake only in a straight line today?
Well you can have the brakes on while cornering BUT ideally they should already slowing the car down in a straight line and the weight /load transfer from rear to front settled BEFORE you enter the corner and ease the pedal pressure gradually off before powering out. This is called "trail braking"
WARNING if you have entered a corner way too fast and then brake hard the sudden weight transfer to the front will unload the rear end and are in danger of losing control and spinning off the road into a solid object or rolling if you hit a kerb or ditch.
It is important that you do not brake hard and then off them then back on the gas while turning in then jump on the brake mid corner when you realize that you are going way too fast as that will seriously unsettle any car due to the weight transfer going from front ( under brakes) then back to the rear (under power) then back to the front(under brakes again) a bit like a sea saw and in many cases leads to the car spinning out of control or having a fishtailing tank slapper.
NOTE if you inexperienced and are fishtailing and unable to regain control BRAKE so if you crash it will be at a slower speed.
Does anyone have first hand knowledge if learners are still instructed to brake only in a straight line today?