Reverse Driver: Indian Man Drives Car Backwards On Busy Highways

Ridiculous Rides

A NORMAL Fiat has been modified to allow the driver to travel BACKWARDS. The unusual transformation by Harpeet Devin is an eye-catching alteration on the roads of Bhatinda, India. The vehicle has four gears to drive in reverse and just one to go forwards. He has even fitted an ambulance siren to alert other drivers and pedestrians and added headlights to the rear of his car.

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00:00Arpete Devi has found a unique way of making his driving stand out. He travels everywhere

00:09in reverse.

00:10I wanted to do it and that's why I thought I had something new to do. Then I saw something

00:21new to the world. That's why I wanted to do it.

00:28Arpete's unusual style behind the wheel has been a regular sight on the roads of Bhatinda

00:33in the Indian state of Punjab since 2003. He's modified his car, a Fiat Padmini, so that

00:40it now has four gears for reverse and only one going forwards, allowing him to drive backwards

00:46at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. However, the reason he started driving in reverse in

00:51the first place was out of necessity rather than choice.

00:55After years of reversing, he now feels he's a safer driver going back to the road to the

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01:03After years of reversing, he now feels he's a safer driver going back to the road.

01:10and has been granted special permission by the state government to allow him to continue

01:17with his unusual style. To ensure safety, he's fitted an ambulance siren to alert other drivers

01:23and pedestrians and pedestrians to the fact that he's reversing. Crucially, he's also added headlights

01:30to the rear of his car. And while driving like this has brought him fame, it's also had an

01:35adverse effect on his health as he now suffers from back and neck problems.

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