the skip shift has nothing to do w/ reverse. skip shift is for skipping 2nd. there is a reverse lock-out that keeps you out of reverse. it will only let you in if you are stopped. on our cars its disabled, so it does not let you in when your stopped, you have to force thru the solinoid. its so stiff that in my car, i cut a few coils off the spring to make it easier, and i've never put it into reverse on accident. it takes me 2 hands in Mitch's car cause he didnt cut the spring. i have no idea how Todd did it on accident.