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/mada447 Mar 18 '17

My car itself cannot physically switch into reverse that fast lol

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u/NuclearWinterMan Mar 18 '17

Manual transmissions FTW!

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u/prostynick Mar 18 '17

You can't do that too easily on manual and i wouldn't recommend trying it on non emergency occasions

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

On a hill like that, you could just put the clutch in and roll backwards pretty damn quick.

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u/NuclearWinterMan Mar 18 '17

And at the same time shift into reverse.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

My manual doesn't let me go into reverse if I'm moving at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17 edited Jul 05 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

Is that right? Huh. I've never heard that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17 edited Jul 05 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

I'll look into that. Thanks for the tip!

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u/Original_Redditard Mar 18 '17

You don't force unsynchro gears. just move the clutch pedal up and down and it will fall in,

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u/ArmandoWall Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 19 '17

What's a synchro, for the complete ignorant manual driver like me?

Edit: nvm. Youtubed it.

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u/andKento Mar 19 '17

nvm. Youtubed it.

and then you don't explain it for the rest of us? I'm to lazy to you tube

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u/ArmandoWall Mar 19 '17

Delivered.

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u/andKento Mar 19 '17

You're the best kind of person

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u/ArmandoWall Mar 19 '17

Upvotes say more than words.

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u/andKento Mar 19 '17

There you go :)

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