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@kerley
You don't know how to skid effectively by the sound of it.
Slowing down to a stop from 25mph just by resisting the pedals is a slow process and it is quicker to do more abrupt skids. Knowing how to skid effectively is part of it, i.e. don't take all the weight off the rear wheel and slide down the road for 100 metres
Even off road I can still stop quickly by using effective skidding.