The wheels lock

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The wheels lock   
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For years advanced drivers and trainers talked in technical terms using words like cadence, pulse, rhythm or threshold-braking to explain how you should press your foot hard on the brake until that moment just before the wheels lock and then to ease off the pressure before re-applying once more.
He braked sharply and the wheels locked but stopped safely.
He said: "It was simply noted that the wheels locked when the automatic transmission had gone into first gear on some of these vehicles.
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