Stopping quickly anti lock brakes — Montana Permit Test

With anti-lock brakes (ABS), stop quickly by pressing the brake pedal as hard as you can and keeping it pressed.

ABS keeps the wheels turning so you can steer, but only if your foot stays down hard.

Press on the brake pedal as hard as you can and keep pressing on it.

You may feel the pedal push back when ABS is working; do not let up, because ABS works only with the pedal pushed down.

A driver startled by a buzzing pedal who lifts off loses the brakes right when they are needed.

You might feel the brake pedal pushing back when the ABS is working.

Without ABS, in a quick stop apply the brakes as hard as you can without locking them, since braking too hard can cause a skid.

Locked wheels slide, and a sliding car cannot be steered around what is ahead.

Apply the brakes as hard as you can without locking them.

Without ABS, if the brakes lock and the car starts to skid, quickly let up on the pedal, then push down again once the skid stops, and repeat until stopped.

Holding locked brakes keeps the car sliding straight on, whatever way you turn the wheel.

If the brakes lock up, you will feel the vehicle start to skid. Quickly let up on the brake pedal.

Your car has ABS and you must stop quickly. How do you use the brake?

Press it as hard as you can and hold it down. ABS keeps the wheels turning so you can steer, but only if your foot stays down hard. Montana Driver Manual, p.78: “Press on the brake pedal as hard as you can and keep pressing on it.”