If you’re unfamiliar with the area in which you must back up, you should:

Question

Backing is always dangerous because you cannot see everything behind your vehicle. Especially if you are unfamiliar with the area, you should get out of your vehicle and familiarize yourself with your path of travel before beginning to back up.

Accepted Answer

Get out of your vehicle and walk around the area to become more familiar with it.

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Not use both mirrors, as that can cause too much distraction.

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Wait for someone else to back up in the area so you see how they do it.

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Turn on your high beam headlights.