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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00:00COMM COMM
00:0301 HARPEET DAVI has found a unique way of making his driving stand out. He travels everywhere
00:09in reverse.
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00:28Harpeet's unusual style behind the wheel has been a regular sight on the roads of Bhartinda
00:33in the Indian state of Punjab since 2003. He's modified his car, a Fiat Padmini, so
00:40that it now has four gears for reverse and only one going forwards, allowing him to drive
00:45backwards at speeds of up to 50mph. However, the reason he started driving in reverse in
00:51the first place was out of necessity rather than choice.
00:58After years of reversing, he now feels he's a safer driver going backwards than he is
01:05going forwards, and has been granted special permission by the state government to allow
01:12him to continue with his unusual style. To ensure safety, he's fitted an ambulance siren
01:19to alert other drivers and pedestrians to the fact that he's reversing. Crucially,
01:27he's also added headlights to the rear of his car. And while driving like this has brought
01:34him fame, it's also had an adverse effect on his health, as he now suffers from back
01:39and neck pain.
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