Originally Posted by
bmontgomery87
clearly he rides a track bike and knows about the zen feeling
he honestly has a valid point, learning to maneuver is much more effective than panic braking.
My standard recommendation about when you must avoid a dangerous situation is to slow down as much as possible in order to be able to turn sharply aside from the problem. Just don't try to simultaneously brake hard and turn; the tires have only so much grip, so use that grip for first one and then the other. That's got me out of crashes when others ahead of me were going down.