If you want to stop quickly you don't get out the saddle, that just makes the skid longer, you just wrench the pedals backwards.
I've found this to be the case. If I need to slow down quickly, it's an application of back pressure so quickly it does occasionally become a skid.
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If you want to stop quickly you don't get out the saddle, that just makes the skid longer, you just wrench the pedals backwards.