[TheAbomb12]

while I agree that it’s good practice to shift down 1 at a time gradually when coming to stops… when there is a REAL emergency ( as In “oh shit, I need to stop NOW”) Its very important to forget about shifting and focus completely on simply braking; especially at his skill level.

Remember… in panic situations its hard to think about things and react to them quickly especially with new riders– worrying about shifting while trying to stop a bike quickly very often simply adds to reaction time, or worse, degrades the quality of your response.

Being in first gear in order to take off to an escape route is very very important; But if you hit the car in front of you anyways, the escape route doesn’t matter.