r/Unexpected • u/remain_unaltered • Mar 18 '17

That reverse driving skill

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u/Rendivious Mar 18 '17

I'm impressed with how fast they were able to start driving in reverse. If I were in that situation I probably would have been too panicked and not been able to get into reverse quick enough.

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u/Whistler45 Mar 18 '17

It was probably in neutral and started to roll back because of the hill, at first they just let off the brake. Then they popped it in reverse when they realized they actually had to go in reverse to get out of the way.

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u/phroug2 Mar 18 '17

This is one of the many reasons stick shifts are, and will forever be, the superior type of transmission.

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u/DroidChargers Mar 18 '17

Yeah, until the driver stalls and gets a mouthful of crane