Backing Up The Car Meme Template

A driver sees what lies ahead, shifts into reverse, and looks back. Fill the blank panel with the destination or discovery that makes him turn around.

The response is an immediate refusal to go any farther. A promising outing becomes something the driver wants to avoid as soon as the missing information appears.

The empty upper-right panel is what the driver sees. The gear shift and backward glance supply the decision, so they can stay uncaptioned.

On March 1, 2019, Instagram creator powerlessbybr posted the four-panel sequence featuring himself at a fictional fork toward Raccoon City and Silent Hill. The game references gave him a reason to reverse away from both routes. [1]

Reposts and edits appeared on Funnyjunk and Facebook the next day, followed by Reddit and Tumblr. Replacing the destination made the sequence work for other places and situations people wanted to avoid. [1]

Write what the driver discovers in the white upper-right panel. A sign, an event name, or a few words about the destination are enough.

You can use Image to add a picture there instead. Keep the driver, gear shift, and final backward glance clear so the sequence stays readable.

What the driver sees

Inside the blank upper-right panel.

• The blank panel is the new information.
• Give the driver a clear reason to reverse.
• Let the last two panels show the response.
• Use black text inside the white area.