Hesitating in reverse might scare people behind you who think you’re about to back up into them.
@VDCdriver Yes there was a TV comedy in the 50s where a blond referrred to the gear selector as the “Pnudler”, referring to the PNDLR.
Since carmakers are following the latest tech fads, I wonder if the cars in the near future might not require an app on a smart phone in order to select a gear, or unlock the doors, or start the engine.
At some point when some else has the option to drive your car. A lot of residents in the Boston area would like some else driving through Boston instead of they. Go to the outskirts, dial up a destination in Boston and give the controls over to Garmin, or Apple or Microsoft or…