Not a bad article. I find most of my braking techniques come from my dirt bike riding.
I usually use both together. When I'm driving straight and I'm not in rain, hail, or snow (yea it happens sometimes) I use mostly my front brake but also use my rear too. If it is slick conditions I use most if not all rear brake.
If I'm coming in a little too hot on a corner I usually push harder on the rear brake with little or no front brake. My reasoning for that is if you lock up the rear it will cause over-steer (which is usually good), but locking up the front would cause it to under-steer. You never chop the throttle in that situation, which is exactly what you will do if your panicking. In fact I have had a couple instances that more throttle has helped by sliding the rear a little to actually help "steer" into the corner. Of course that is pretty aggressive driving and I wouldn't recommend it unless your on a track. ;-)
I usually use both together. When I'm driving straight and I'm not in rain, hail, or snow (yea it happens sometimes) I use mostly my front brake but also use my rear too. If it is slick conditions I use most if not all rear brake.
If I'm coming in a little too hot on a corner I usually push harder on the rear brake with little or no front brake. My reasoning for that is if you lock up the rear it will cause over-steer (which is usually good), but locking up the front would cause it to under-steer. You never chop the throttle in that situation, which is exactly what you will do if your panicking. In fact I have had a couple instances that more throttle has helped by sliding the rear a little to actually help "steer" into the corner. Of course that is pretty aggressive driving and I wouldn't recommend it unless your on a track. ;-)