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Turning your head backwards gives you wider peripheral vision with the properties described in the article (i.e. quick motion detection). When reversing in per
by gomox 8y ago
Turning your head backwards gives you wider peripheral vision with the properties described in the article (i.e. quick motion detection).
When reversing in perpendicular pedestrian/cycle traffic (such as coming out a driveway, or if you accidentally ended up over a pedestrian crossing when the red light got you and you want to go back a few feet) looking backwards is much safer.
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoRequirement for a past job was that I take a traffic safety course, and one of the things they taught us was to never back up when you were caught out in the crosswalk because pedestrians will frequently walk behind the car. Better to sit where you are and feel stupid.