[Rich Biebel]

A shifter that can be put into reverse with one hand always seemed to me to be more easily accidently shifted in to reverse....

My good friend did exactly that and totaled his car.

His throttle stuck at the finishline at over 150 and he panicked and moved the shifter to reverse trying to neutral it. One hand was all that was needed to shift to reverse.....

He Did not have a safety style valve body as most of us do today and his rear wheels locked up instantly and he went around and over...

My own car requires 2 hands to put it in reverse....