alt Hacker NewsI mean that you stomp on your brakes to avoid rear ending a car you didn't notice stopping. That is objectively more dangerous a situation than "phantom braking" and far, far, FAR more common.
I know, I know, you're a perfect driver and would never fail to notice an obstacle. But the rest of us aren't.
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sumeno • today at 3:25 AM
You should not be driving if you are having to slam on your brakes to avoid rear ending someone every two hours. You are a danger to yourself and everyone around you
Dylan16807 • today at 3:26 AM
I, uh, don't think the median driver goes through that. Maybe you tailgate really aggressively?
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I'm pretty sure I am in fact only very rarely stomping my brakes, because since I drive with one pedal driving mode on I use my brakes rarely enough that I notice when I'm using them.
Maybe I simply don't drive often in circumstances where there are cars suddenly stopping ahead of me? I keep a pretty decent gap between me and the car ahead, unless I'm in stop and go traffic in which case I usually am using adaptive cruise control.
I've been planning to get an OBD2 scanner and an app that can report details on EV battery health, because a battery health report is the only thing that I'd get if used the dealer that is 15 miles away (and an hour bus ride away if I don't want to wait there) for scheduled maintenance that I don't get if I go to the independent service center a 10 minute walk away.
Perhaps I'll try to find one that can also log my brake activity to see if I'm somehow just not noticing a lot of brake stomping.