Originally Posted by u155282

^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic.
/rant off

E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?