Arm signals while braking

[VeloVT]

You need to always be looking/thinking ahead so you can signal before you have to lay on the brakes, turn, etc.

When making an emergency stop, I prefer using primarily the front brake (though not necessarily only the front brake). You can prevent an endo pretty easily (by sliding back over your rear wheel, which should become somewhat of a reflex for anytime you're doing much more than feathering the brakes, especially on hills) -- but by using a lot of rear brake in the mix when braking hard, you risk a rear brake skid, which really sucks (I say this from experience).

I also frequently feather the front brake only when I just need to bleed off a little speed. I use both brakes together when I'm coming to nice long controlled stop, or trying to bleed off a lot of speed, but in a non-emergency situation when I have plenty of time to do it and don't have to lay on the brakes particularly hard.

With all due respect, I think the endo danger is vastly overstated. I really don't think it takes that much experience on bikes to avoid endoing when relying primarily on the front brake.