Fake Brake Syndrome

[Sthronds]

Anyone have this? An example, today my mother invited me shopping. As we were driving along, me riding in the passenger seat, she came up fast on another car. So. . . I hit the fake brake. I do this all the time when I am a passenger. Certainly I can't be alone. Somebody tell me that they do this!

 

[ilovepcot]

Oh no, not another one! My GM used to do this and poor thing would stiffen her entire body and dig both her feet into the floorboard. Her muscles had to have been sore after a long trip.

 

[YorkieMommyKandis]

When my DH is driving, the fake brake and the oh **** handle are my favorite things. He is a police officer so that is the scary part...

 

[mytwotinks]

I have to fake gas pedal since my dh drives like a turtle! I also have to fake turn signal since he chooses not to use those too often!

 

[momrek06]

DH does it when I drive and mind you I drive like a SNAIL!

When I drive....DH is told to sit in the BACK....because I am not dealing with his Fake Brake Syndrome at all!!!

 

[coolbeans]

Oh my stars!! We have one of those too!! only when my DH drives, and I tell ya it has saved our butts many times, when I hit the fake brake it's because he shoud be hitting the real one!!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I wouldn't use it with my mom, because I would be the one driving. She lives across the country and the last time I visited finally decided that it was nice having me drive her around and I thought that it was nice having her not drive. Win/win situation.

I don't use it too often with my DH. Sometimes he overuses the brake, but other times seems to have tunnel vision and doesn't keep a close enough eye on what is on the side of the road (a lot of wildlife on our narrow country roads). I don't slam on the brake in those situations, but will slow down if someone is not in back of me and I see something up ahead. So in those situations I've been known to use my brake if I don't have time to alert him. Usually we're past the danger, though, and I'll say, "Wow, did you see the two deer next to the road?" And he will be clueless even though they will have been next to the road.

The time I really use my brake is when my teens are learning to drive. And I've only gone through it with one teen, with one more ready to get his permit, one more in a few years, and then a 6yo. It will be a long time of fake brakes!

 

[sweet angel]

I do it too. I used to tell ex-bf, "You need to get these passenger brakes repaired, they don't seem to work."

 

[GoofieRuthie]

Yep, guilty! I also throw my hand up on the dash if we have to stop fast. Now, I KNOW that that won't save me, but I can't help it, I still do it. (I was in a wreck 12 years ago and threw my on the dash. Nope, didn't keep me from looking like a pinball bouncing around.) People hate me as a passenger. I gasp alot, use the fake brake, make a motion when I feel DH should pass a car. (he will stay behind a slow car for MILES! It drives me nuts) And the Oh...shoot..handle is my best friend. Now, if I'm driving....get in, sit down, shut up, and HOLD ON!!! I have a major lead foot and love to pass and hate using my turn signal (unless I'm turning and someone is behind me). Wow, I'm such a hipocrate!

 

[gallaj0]

My DW does it while I drive; not because of my driving, of course, but she never pays attention to the road when she's a passenger, and if she catches a glimps of cars stopped ahead, she'll stomp on her fake brake.

I keep tellign her that just because she's not looking at the road, it doesn't mean I'm not either.

 

[wdwobsessed]

OMG! I do this ALL the time and DH can't stand it!

LOL!

WDWO

 

[Becky2005]

Anyone have this? An example, today my mother invited me shopping. As we were driving along, me riding in the passenger seat, she came up fast on another car. So. . . I hit the fake brake. I do this all the time when I am a passenger. Certainly I can't be alone. Somebody tell me that they do this!

I'm there! Usually with DH driving. It's a running joke now, he just tells me to push the pedals that are on my side of the car! (Instead of making the comments outloud that I do to him!)

I did also get my sister an "official backseat driver's license" once since she does it too.

 

[mouseclick1]

The time I really use my brake is when my teens are learning to drive. And I've only gone through it with one teen, with one more ready to get his permit, one more in a few years, and then a 6yo. It will be a long time of fake brakes!

I know what you mean! I have one son who got his license 3 months ago, and another son who just got his permit last week. Boy am I getting a lot of use out of that fake brake lately!

 

[doxdogy]

I have the same handle when I ride in the car with my dad.

When my DH is driving, the fake brake and the oh **** handle are my favorite things.

 

[DVCLiz]

I use the fake brake all the time, as well as the Handle of Death, when driving with DD. Not because she's not a good driver, but she swings around a corner so quickly that I would slide if I didn't have that brake on and that handle gripped.

Do any of you use the Arm of Restraint to save your front seat passengers? I throw my arm out in their general direction anytime I feel we are going to stop quickly. Because, of course, my arm is so strong that it would work better than the airbag, don't you know???

 

[klmall]

Do it all the time....especially when I ride with DS in his car! He is actually a very good driver but I can't resist doing it!

 

[Feralpeg]

I've used it a lot lately. I'm teaching DD to drive. The good news is that she is finally starting to like driving, so I don't want my reactions to discourage her. She still has a long way to go, but we are making progress!

 

[golfgal]

DH uses it a lot when I am driving only he stomps on his a good 5 seconds AFTER I have already put on the brakes. Either his depth perception is off or his reaction time is really slow. I use it a lot when he is driving because either his depth perception is off or his reaction time is really slow!

 

[Brianne]

I'm guilty of FBS. Although I admit I have tried to curb it recently because DH keeps threatening to make me drive if I don't knock if off!

 

[Shugardrawers]

I have to put on my sunglasses, put the seat back and close my eyes. Othewise, I gasp, jump, brace myself and occasionally scream that we are going to die. Dh meanwhile, is hurtling down the road doing 55 in a 30, 6 inches from the rear of the person in front of us and being distracted by any shiny object. I HATE going anywhere with him but he refuses to let me drive. We are going to D.C. for a long weekend in Sept and of course he thinks HE has to drive. It's been nice knowing you all.