Not sure I understand. I don't drive in the city with my foot hovered over the pedal, and braking slightly and often, if that is what is meant. I'm generally a late braker. But.. you are mentioning another behavior that I do have; Once I'm done braking med to hard-ish and come to a stop, I let off all but the minimum pressure needed to keep the car from moving. I developed this habit after reading on forums that hard braking (that's me) followed by hard on pedal at a stop, can 'stick' the pad to the rotor from the heat not having anywhere to escape, and when you finally let off you 'pop' some of the brake pad material off on to the rotor face... IOW.. leave an uneven deposit. You're saying mash harder? Even after braking hard (lots of heat)?