I’m 80. I know enough to pump the brakes. When my kids were learning to drive, I took them to an icy, empty, parking lot and showed them the difference between pumping the brakes and slamming the brakes. They never forgot.
Pumping the brakes is actually the wrong method for anti-lock brakes. It's good for non-anti-lock braking systems. But it can actually prevent the anti-locks from working properly and cause a longer stopping distance.