For decades everything I drove had rear-wheel drive and solid rear axles. Some cars more than others might wheel-hop over badly maintained crossings if braking while crossing them.
My Mustang was the worst, but it also could be a lot of fun. There was a bump at the top of a hill at a fork on a street I used at least once a day, and when going down I'd hit the brakes on the bump. The car would turn left because the rear wheels would hop right.
I still release the brakes when going over tracks, but I wasn't taught to do so; it was obvious in those cars.
It's reflexive and I don't fight it, which still might be a plus at highway speeds over crossings.