1-Dimensional Thinking: In Mission of Honor, Abigail Hearns is doing SAR on a wrecked Solly ship. It's heading straight toward an inConveniently Close Planet, so it's being towed at a dangerously high deceleration.... Nobody thinks of pushing it sideways first, then braking at leisure?
I've removed this trope because orbital mechanics are highly counterintuitive. For example, when astronauts were first trying to do an orbital rendezvous, they performed the obvious maneuver of thrusting towards their target, with the surprising result that the target moved further away. Without knowing the exact orbital situation, it's impossible to say that heavy braking isn't the only maneuver that will prevent a collision.
I've removed this trope because orbital mechanics are highly counterintuitive. For example, when astronauts were first trying to do an orbital rendezvous, they performed the obvious maneuver of thrusting towards their target, with the surprising result that the target moved further away. Without knowing the exact orbital situation, it's impossible to say that heavy braking isn't the only maneuver that will prevent a collision.