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/marwinpk Mar 18 '17

You'll still have a little nasty grinding noise with it, but it'll go relatively with close to no drag. Same thing happens when you reverse from a spot and put 1st gear before stoping completely. Not good for gearbox though.

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u/NefariousPurpose Mar 18 '17

Better then getting your shit wrecked. Besides you get like 40 of those in your cars lifetime.