Haha. Sounds about right. Though it hard to put a mathematical figure for the strength of the riders legs and the amount of cross traffic

Another factor you must take into consideration is traction. Not all tires are the same, and if the road is wet you prolly need to multiply your stopping distance. The only 'oh sh*t' moment I can recall with hills was due to me screwing around on a hill that was wet and skidding farther than I anticipated.

How does slaloming help in all reality? The only thing I can see it adding is the fact that you are no longer taking a straight path with your skid therefore and acttually sliding your tire over a longer path.

PS: I can only assume the technique being referred to above derives from slalmon skiiing. So to clear up any spelling issues heres the wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slalom_skiing