Pump the brakes? These people are crazy! A human leg will never be able to pump as fast as an antilock brake system, the result is that your braking efficiency is two times lower!
You need to apply firm pression on the brakes to be able to get close to the locking point without reaching it. And a...
He had about 10 inches on each side, not really what I call "tight"...
I used to park and unpark a VW Multivan with about 2 inches on each side everyday...