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Safe drivingQuestion 122 of 202

How do you back up in a straight line?

  1. Look only in the inside mirror and back up fast.
  2. Look ahead and use the side mirrors only.
  3. Look over your right shoulder and back up slowly.
  4. Look over your left shoulder and back up fast.
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Correct answer: Look over your right shoulder and back up slowly.

Hold the top of the wheel with your left hand. Turn and look back over your right shoulder through the rear window, and go slowly.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 3, Reversing, page 63

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026