yeah, you need to practice your depth perception. riding brakeless is an art. you can not rely on skids, as emergency situations wont even allow it. Skipping is a useful tool. But moreso is common sense, like knowing how fast you're going and how long it will take you to backpedal to a stop. Eventually after riding about 1000 miles brakeless you get your spider sense too, which tells you when *******s are gonna cut you off or open their doors in front of you. Spider sense is nice, but if you have to ask, you dont have it....