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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That last bit is why I think every new driver needs to spend a few hours on a skid pad.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    In my case I wasn't paying enough attention to where water had pooled in the tracks cars had worn into the road. Gentle taps on the brake handles were enough to decouple my scooter's wheels from the road and give me a two kilometer braking distance. Yikes.

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