07-05-2011, 12:52 PM
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"r" does not mean rev it up!!!
This thread is sort of a public service announcement.
The R on an automatic transmission does not stand for Rev It Up. Nor does it stand for Race, or anything else other than than REVERSE.
Reverse means engaging the transmission in a gear that makes it go backwards. It will not reverse a mistake.
So when putting your transmission in R, reving it up will only make you go backwards at a rapid rate of speed, possibly causing non-reversing damage to the person behind you. If you're lucky, the person behind you anticipated correctly and had a two car buffer and you could put the brakes on in time.
In that event, you will be lucky to reel from a regaling from the person in the right hand seat instead of a recovery claim or a damaged rear. It also delays having to paint your car pink.
I hope this clears it up.
This thread is now open for response.
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