00:04Arpete Devi has found a unique way of making his driving stand out. He travels everywhere
00:09in reverse.
00:13I wanted to do it and that's why I thought I had something new to do. Then I saw something
00:22new to the world. That's why I wanted to do it.
00:27Arpete's unusual style behind the wheel has been a regular sight on the roads of Bhatinda
00:32in the Indian state of Punjab since 2003. He's modified his car, a Fiat Padmini, so that
00:40it now has four gears for reverse and only one going forwards, allowing him to drive backwards
00:46at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. However, the reason he started driving in reverse in
00:51the first place was out of necessity rather than choice.
01:20After years of reversing, he now feels he's a safer driver going
01:25backwards than he is going forwards, and has been granted special permission by the state
01:30government to allow him to continue with his unusual style.
01:35To ensure safety, he's fitted an ambulance siren to alert other drivers and pedestrians
01:41to the fact that he's reversing. Crucially, he's also added headlights to the rear of his
01:48car.
01:49And while driving like this has brought him fame, it's also had an adverse effect on his
01:54health, as he now suffers from back and neck problems.
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