crossword wrote:I'm having trouble with the left reverse turn. I've read dozens of articles on the net about how to execute this turn but none tell you how to do it SLOWLY.
If you are practicing on a level road, then the first thing to know is that it should be possible to make the car start to move in 1st gear just by using the clutch pedal.
Reverse gear is typically geared similar to 1st gear, and the same may apply. If not, then the lightest application of the accelerator may be required.
Once the car is moving, then little or no use of the accelerator pedal should be needed, so the engine's idle speed provides the minimum speed for moving forwards or backwards.
If you need to go slower then you need to disengage the clutch, and then by repeatedly engaging and disengaging it you can vary your speed below that which the engine at idle can provide.
This technique can also be used when just using the engine at idle results in jerky movement.
crossword wrote:Also I tend to get nervous while turning and I hit the brakes before I have completely straightened the car because I always fear I'm going to crash into something like a wall or more likely run over into the stony muddy area beside the lane/road.
One thing that can help is to have a good look at the road you intend using before you start to reverse. In fact the best time to look might be as you are slowing to a stop on the main road, just as you are passing the side turning into which you intend reversing.
This way you should be able to get a picture of how much room there is before you are positioned to begin reversing, and so while reversing you have some confidence to concentrate of controlling the car rather than also needing to look out for fixed hazards.
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