The secret to how to reverse a trailer for beginners Australia drivers often struggle with is to place your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel. This “bottom hand” trick simplifies the geometry: whichever way you move your hand is the way the trailer will go. Want the trailer to go left? Move your hand (at the bottom of the wheel) to the left.
Take it slow. The biggest mistake is over-steering. If the trailer starts to “jackknife” (fold too far toward the car), simply pull forward to straighten up and try again. Practice in a local Tassie footy club car park on a Sunday morning ten minutes of focused practice is worth ten years of winging it.
