What Happens If You Shift into Reverse While Driving at High Speed?

[JordanFitz]

Vehicles are equipped with shift lock mechanisms in the transmission, which prevent accidental engagement of reverse gear even if the driver makes an operational error while driving at high speed. Below is a detailed introduction to the transmission: 1. Structure: The transmission is a mechanism designed to alter the speed and torque from the engine. It can either maintain or change the gear ratio between the output and input shafts. The transmission consists of a gear-shifting mechanism and a control mechanism, with common gear transmission mechanisms typically using sliding gears and synchronizers. 2. Principle: Mechanical transmissions primarily utilize the gear reduction principle. Simply put, the transmission contains multiple sets of gears with different gear ratios. Shifting gears while driving involves using the control mechanism to engage different gear sets within the transmission. For example, at low speeds, gear sets with larger ratios are engaged, while at high speeds, gear sets with smaller ratios are used.