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From:Darrell Shifflett Date:July 30 1999 10:20pm
Subject:Re: the best way to back up...
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On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Sasha Pachev wrote:

> Hey, guys, here is the best way to back up :-) :
> 
>  - put your foot on the breaks
>  - put the gear in reverse
>  - look back, make sure there is no one behind your car
>  - take your foot off the break, and make sure the car starts rolling
> back, not forward, just be sure you are actually in reverse
>  - keep looking back and gently press the accelerator if needed
>  - when done, gently press the break pedal, shift into drive or first
> gear, release the break, make sure you are actually going forward, then
> press the accelerator 

<humor>
Hi Sasha, thanks for the refresher course on that! (: Good point
is to always look behind you first. In Texas, the law gets pretty
nasty to people that backup while _NOT_ looking.
</humor>

Cheers,

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