Have you seriously never heard of Discord? The Silph Road even has a map to help you find a local Discord. Facebook has plenty of local Pokemon Go groups that can help you find a local Discord or other raid chat. That’s how moat people coordinated before the pandemic.

Actually, her explanation makes sense. I’ve done it myself, where I thought the car was in drive but it was still in reverse. When it started to move backwards I thought I was rolling backwards, so I gunned it. Luckily there was nothing behind me and I was able to hit the brake quickly.