Accelerating and braking at the same time while riding a motorbike - a harmful habit
Many people when riding motorbikes often have the habit of accelerating and braking at the same time. This is a harmful habit that causes the vehicle to break down quickly, wastes gas and is unsafe, and many motorbike riders are guilty of it.
Scooters are not only popular in Vietnam, but also in many other Asian countries, because of their convenience and simplicity in operation. However, the general design of most scooter models today has the center of gravity located at the back, the front of the vehicle is light, so in cases where braking is required to reduce speed, if the driver both accelerates and brakes, it is very easy to have an accident due to loss of control.
In fact, braking helps the driver avoid collisions. For scooters, the front brake system is usually a disc brake, the operating mechanism will be completely different from the rear brake if it is a drum brake, so the braking force as well as the braking distance (hand) will also be different.
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| The habit of accelerating and braking at the same time when riding a scooter is extremely dangerous. |
However, many people often have the habit of both accelerating and braking when dealing with emergency situations. There are also many motorbike drivers who always perform two actions of twisting or holding the throttle and squeezing the brake (automatic motorbike) or pressing the brake pedal (manual motorbike) in parallel throughout the entire journey.
This habit often comes from moving in urban areas with high traffic density. Repeatedly squeezing the brake and pressing the accelerator many times will cause motorbikes to encounter many bad problems such as: consuming more gas, reducing the safety of the brakes, wearing out the brake pads, the engine is always under pressure or the machine is not durable...
In some unexpected situations, instead of just squeezing the brakes, some people squeeze the brakes but not only do not release the accelerator but also increase the accelerator, causing the vehicle to jump forward, endangering the driver and surrounding vehicles.
There are also cases where people do not know which brake is the front brake and which is the rear brake, leading to confusion and having to squeeze both brakes and accelerate at the same time. When this situation occurs, if you cannot control the situation, it can easily cause an unfortunate accident.
Therefore, when operating a motorbike, the driver should carefully observe the road and judge the situation quickly. Limit the situation of having to brake while turning the steering wheel, this can easily cause the driver to lose control and fall.
Before braking, you must always have the reflex to reduce the throttle, avoid the situation of braking and accelerating at the same time, causing the scooter to not be able to stop. At this time, the driver falls into a state of panic, unable to control the situation, and squeezes the throttle even harder.
The driver also needs to carefully study both brakes of the scooter, avoid the situation where only one brake will not be as effective as expected and can even be dangerous.