Three Reasons Why You Can’t Drive a Car Backwards
Submitted by Ancient Artist Blog
I was watching a movie the other day where the heroine, while being chased by the bad guys, skids her car around and then has to continue driving backwards. It was great. She was looking over her shoulder, crashing into trash cans, bouncing over curbs while the stunt people were diving over hedges to get out of her way. And it occurred to me that, while this idea was thrilling in a movie, it probably doesn’t work very well in real life.
So here are three reasons why you shouldn’t drive your car backwards:
You’re making it harder than it needs to be. Sure, sometimes you do get turned around and have to go with the flow. And you’ll probably feel really good about how well you’re driving and rising to the challenge. So what if you bend a few fenders or bounce over a few curbs? It’s exciting this way, isn’t it? So focused on avoiding the obstacles you aren’t really sure where you’re going.
You’re probably running over or crashing into people who ought to be your friends - and instead, you send them running for cover.
If you’re looking backwards, and driving backwards, even though you think you’re going forward you really aren’t. You’re focused on what worked back then, not what you need to do now. Nothing changes faster than change. Especially if you’re not looking.
Does this sound like something that could work for an art career?
