Introduction
In road safety education much time and effort are spent on avoiding road crashes such as the head-on, rear-end and vehicle rollover crashes. Too little attention is given to road crashes caused by drivers who are reversing.
As the impact speed tends to be relatively low, many do not regard reversing as a significant hazard. Reversing/backing and slow-speed manoeuvring incidents, however, make up a large proportion of collisions and insurance claims.
In this section, we would like to take a rather comprehensive look at safety when reversing. With a little extra care and attention, we can reverse much safer and contribute towards making roads safer!
How significant a Hazard is Reversing?
Insurance claims data and research by the University of Huddersfield reveal that approximately 25% of all reported collisions arise from vehicles reversing. Many of these occur at the workplace and in parking lots. In scenarios where other individuals are involved, serious damage...
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