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  2. Cadence braking - Wikipedia

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    Cadence braking or stutter braking is a driving technique that involves pumping the brake pedal and is used to allow a car to both steer and brake on a slippery surface. It is used to effect an emergency stop where traction is limited to reduce the effect of skidding from road wheels locking up under braking. This can be a particular problem ...

  3. Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia

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    Anti-lock brakes are the subject of some experiments centred around risk compensation theory, which asserts that drivers adapt to the safety benefit of ABS by driving more aggressively. In a Munich study, half a fleet of taxicabs was equipped with anti-lock brakes, while the other half had conventional brake systems. The crash rate was ...

  4. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    A burnout (also known as a peel out, power brake, or brakestand) is the practice of keeping a vehicle stationary and spinning its wheels, the resultant friction causing the tires to heat up and smoke. While the burnout gained widespread popularity in California, it was first created by Buddy Houston, his brother Melson and David Tatum II at Ted ...

  5. List of car crash songs - Wikipedia

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    The song describes a driver who lost control of a car on a slick road and crashed into a pole. The subject is paralyzed and connected to machines in the hospital. "Sloppy Seconds" Watsky: 2013: From the album Cardboard Castles; first verse details a car crash "Slow Car Crash" Headphones: 2005 "Your purse hit the wind shield when I locked the ...

  6. Cornering brake control - Wikipedia

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    CBC then adjusts brake steer torque, brake pressure, yaw rate, and stopping distance, helping the driver keep control of the vehicle while turning both inwards and outwards. [5] Experimentation done with CBC technology has shown that it is an advancement on the traditional Anti Lock Braking System (ABS) featured in modern vehicles.

  7. Brake-by-wire - Wikipedia

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    SpeedE, an academic concept car developed for studying drive-by-wire technologies such as brake-by-wire. Brake-by-wire technology in the automotive industry is the ability to control brakes through electronic means, without a mechanical connection that transfers force to the physical braking system from a driver input apparatus such as a pedal or lever.

  8. Dry desert heat blasts much of the US Southwest despite some ...

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    Daytime desert heat is blasting much of the U.S. Southwest, but some monsoon rain spelled brief weekend relief for the city of Phoenix. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported the low ...

  9. Pump the Brakes - Wikipedia

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    Katie Stone of EDM.com felt that the song was "a clear progression from his breakout single 'Take It' which came out back in 2018." [5] Hayden Davies of Pilerats commented that it "[is] rushing with energy, emphasising a pulsing four-on-the-floor kick and moulding it together with strobing melodies and sampling that gives the track the same infectious edge that people have come to adore ...