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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 2629611" data-attributes="member: 60822"><p>The safety morons did the same demo for us.</p><p>They were trying to demo that walking was just as fast.</p><p>The result was the backing driver completed the stop and was driving away far before the one who walked.</p><p>Our demonstration was for a 30' distance.</p><p>The backing driver got to the delivery point (door) just ahead of the walker, but passed him easily driving away rather than walking away; longer distances would have increased his lead.</p><p>The safety morons then had to explain that it may be faster to back, but walking is safer.</p><p></p><p>Kids can run under the tires moving forward or backwards.</p><p>Backing is less safe, but it is more important to be observant-scan the area, plan the back, choose the safest back (avoid backing towards anything).</p><p></p><p>A lot of backing accidents (and more serious ones) occur when the driver backs in reaction to something without planning it or scanning the area first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="35years, post: 2629611, member: 60822"] The safety morons did the same demo for us. They were trying to demo that walking was just as fast. The result was the backing driver completed the stop and was driving away far before the one who walked. Our demonstration was for a 30' distance. The backing driver got to the delivery point (door) just ahead of the walker, but passed him easily driving away rather than walking away; longer distances would have increased his lead. The safety morons then had to explain that it may be faster to back, but walking is safer. Kids can run under the tires moving forward or backwards. Backing is less safe, but it is more important to be observant-scan the area, plan the back, choose the safest back (avoid backing towards anything). A lot of backing accidents (and more serious ones) occur when the driver backs in reaction to something without planning it or scanning the area first. [/QUOTE]
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