that's because of the difference in static and dynamic friction.

Think of sliding a heavy box on the floor, it takes more force to get it moving, that's he high coefficient of static friction.
Once moving it is easier to slide, that's the slightly lower coefficient of dynamic friction.

Regular braking, without lockup is static friction, and that coefficient is always higher than dynamic friction (sliding wheels).

Grigg


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