Quote:
Originally posted by VaSteve
Engine is only driving you with the gas on.
Try this w/o panic braking:
Come to a point and let off the gas and see how far the car rolls. Do not brake. It will evetually stall but don't worry about that.
Do it again but this time shift into nuetral at the same point.
Which rolls further?
Some instructor you must have had. 
|
Yeah, he wasnt muh good.
What you say is quite correct, but consider this- under hard brakes that the car is decelerating at a greater rate than would be provided by engine braking alone (such as you descirbe)- its true to say in these circumstances while the brakes are retarding quite rapidly the car, the engine is still trying to drive it forward.
Cheers