The car is not actually in reverse, it only looks so because the linkage between your transmission and the shift lever is broken or stretched. Most likely the tranmission is fine, but the linkage will need to be looked at or replaced.
Same as forward but... Backwards
Yes it does. And better forward gear ratios
Shift linkages not put in the correct spots.
no
blown reverse seals
only automatic transmissions, manuals have their forward and reverse gear selections
Sounds like it is not really in reverse-check trans to see what gear it's really in.
do you have all forward gears? if yes, you have broken reverse gear (one turning the spin into reverse) in the transmission, if you miss also some forward gears it shifts rough, tranny is to be rebuilt... either way it's expensive fix
shift into reverse gear
Your gear linkage is offset!! Or you are on a steep down hill
A reverse idler gear in a manual transmission. It converts the reverse gears turning direction into the outputshaft to reverse its direction. The transmission can not spin clockwise when the reverse idler is engaged thus it only spins backwards not forward.
Bang depending on the vehicle, you will ruin the transmission.