Just pray never to find yourself in such a situation. The shock is even worse than being involved in an accident. The driver who recorded this video is superb. A 10/10 driver. For those saying he had enough time to make a turn and drive forward, I suppose you've never been in such a situation and do not even know the right thing to do.
Sometimes, some of these people would be scattered in the surrounding bush at least 10-20 meters from the actual block you spotted. You can clearly see in this video that one of them also came out of the bush.
It takes just one silly mistake, and you're trapped. Imagine he tried to make a turn and the vehicle somehow lost control and got stuck at the edge of the road. Or, because of the panic, you try to switch from reverse to drive but put it in park. You guys don't know how it is in the face of actual danger.
The driver did the right thing. Safely reversed to a good distance and switched. ๐๐ผBeing able to reverse properly is a lifesaving skill. Perfect it.