I know exactly what you are saying. The reverse gear can be kind of scary if you are not used to it. The first couple months of backing up my driveway in my teg, I never let teh clutch out all the way cuz it was too fast, but now I got it down and I do let it out. It does seem like reverse is too fast if you let the clutch out all the way, you just have to get used to it.