Abstract
To model the braking behavior of an automotive driver successfully it is imperative to have knowledge about the undetermined, time-variable and adaptive behaviour of each driver and the differences between different drivers solving a certain driving task using a limited repertoire of strategies. The psychomotoric theory of generalized motor programs postulates the existence of simple motor programs with few variable parameters and is used to describe the drivers braking behavior. The paper is intended to show how the individuality of each driver is reflected in characteristic patterns in braking behaviour and that each driver has its own handwriting of braking.