Can you be backwards going forwards?

[Deleted member 29185]

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I can't even watch ice skaters going backwards, or Ginger Rogers, without worrying.

Whereas moi, I enjoy watching Ginger Rogers from any direction!

 

[Major]

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I WONT travel backwards !! :shock:

I'm with you. It's just not on

 

[Boca68]

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I, for one, don't have any problem with travelling backwards. Growing up in Melbourne and tram travel meant half the time you had to do it anyway or you could stand...

I appreciate that others do, although I am at a loss to understand what the problem is.

 

[TomVexille]

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The absolute aversion to travelling backwards intrigues me. What is it that causes such a negative reaction?

Personally I prefer backwards. The safety aspect of it is also a bonus.

Only in the wet!

:shock:

 

[lovetravellingoz]

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Forwards, backwards both are ok. I would opt for forwards, but will and have sat backwards ok.

On the Paris to Amsterdam fast train we even had our own private cabin where half the seats were backwards.


What I do not like is travelling sideways! whether it be train, 4WD, bus etc with the one exception being when I am sailing when it seems to be natural!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

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Forwards, backwards both are ok. I would opt for forwards, but will and have sat backwards ok.

On the Paris to Amsterdam fast train we even had our own private cabin where half the seats were backwards.


What I do not like is travelling sideways! whether it be train, 4WD, bus etc with the one exception being when I am sailing when it seems to be natural!

Come now, sailing is variable ... unless you are open ocean, in which case I liken that to torture rather than enjoyment ... something to endure only once to say you've tried it!

 

[JohnK]

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I have travelled backwards in a train and bus but I would much rather prefer to be facing forwards.

I cannot imagine facing backwards would be enjoyable going 300km/h on a train or in a plane.

 

[blackcat20]

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I just love watching people on the train thinking theyve scored with a forward facing window seat, only to sit opposite me and realise there's no room for their legs

 

[ozmille]

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On a train I find it easier to observe the scenery as it moves away than as you rush towards it. More than happy to sit facing back on the way to work on a suburban train. I have never sat backwards on a plane, but keep trying to hook a BA flight into my trips to Europe with AY to try it out. But generally the cheapest J options out of SYD have involved QF/CX. Maybe next year if I can work it in.

I avoid BA on my AY tickets as they yield very low QF SCs

 

[amaroo]

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Family travel has seen us travelling backwards in just about all forms of transport.

Flights - BA J middle seat set up is perfect for young families, enjoyed dozens of flights when our kids were toddlers.

Train - prefer pair of seats that share a large table

Cable Car - someone has to take the bullet

 

[lovetravellingoz]

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Come now, sailing is variable ... unless you are open ocean, in which case I liken that to torture rather than enjoyment ... something to endure only once to say you've tried it!

I have been sailing since I was 5 including a few decades of racing. Calm or rough I enjoy it regardless, even the overnight races where on some occasions you had to stay awake for almost 24 hours.

Whenever I get back on the water I just feel at ease. Though yes if out in a storm it keeps you on your toes.

I am greatly looking forward to my two weeks in June in the Whitsundays which is my next yachting trip. I was watching the cyclone coverage of Abel Point Marina at Airlie Beach with interest as the catamaran I am chartering is located there. My family prefers the easier motion of a cat, with also its lack of heeling. I am not fussed, though fora family holiday the space that a cat offers cannot be beaten.

 

[Deleted member]

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London Taxi, Stretch Limo, (does a bus count as an automobile?)

But have you traveled backwards in an automobile?

 

[RB]

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Sat backwards on BA & quite enjoyed it-didn't notice takeoff or landing to be any different. I usually prefer to be facing forward on a long haul train but I find you soon adjust. Funicular-don't notice a lot of difference-after having watched a friend having to sit on the floor to overcome her fears while we were in Canada, I came to really appreciate my lack of worry

 

[amaroo]

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But have you traveled backwards in an automobile?

Does a golf buggy express service airside of BKK and HKG count

 

[Groundfeeder]

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I recall sitting backwards on old RAAF nav trainers (Convairs?) from Canberra during pilots strike that were seconded for Dom flights. Even Herc's were utilized and the odd person enjoyed the -Y seats!

 

[Bindibuys]

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Cable Car - someone has to take the bullet

Would you like a .22 or 410 ??

 

[OATEK]

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Cable Car - someone has to take the bullet

Would you like a .22 or 410 ??

I prefer the chocolate coated ones from Darrell Lea!

 

[harvyk]

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Travelling backwards is safer; a vehicle is more likely to stop suddenly than start suddenly and you have the seat to support you rather than falling forward on your face.

You and I obviously have different choices in cars

 

[Deleted member 29185]

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I am greatly looking forward to my two weeks in June in the Whitsundays which is my next yachting trip. I was watching the cyclone coverage of Abel Point Marina at Airlie Beach with interest as the catamaran I am chartering is located there. My family prefers the easier motion of a cat, with also its lack of heeling. I am not fussed, though fora family holiday the space that a cat offers cannot be beaten.

One of the best family holidays we had was bare boating on a Seawind 1000 in the Whitsundays. We got the layout that had the salon open to the coughpit with a drop down table. It stayed the whole time as a bed and it was the pick of the sleeping spots ... day and night! You can't beat a cat for room and comfort and they're no slouch either. Enjoy it!

 

[amaroo]

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Would you like a .22 or 410 ??

I prefer the chocolate coated ones from Darrell Lea!

I've taken bullets all over the place - was stitched up on the backward seats for horse and buggy rides thru Central Park and Seville