Scrolling in Safari triggers back/forward swiping

I have my Macbook Pro set to two-finger scrolling. (I have it set "backwards" so when I swipe towards myself, it scrolls down.)
I also have it set for two-finger swiping to go back and forward.
Since upgrading to Yosemite, it appears that the swiping is far too sensitive. When I just try to scroll, I frequently end up going backward. I'm scrolling straight up or down and the little "back" arrow pops up on the screen. Sometimes I can see it and stop it before it goes backward, but this is highly frustrating when I end up going back instead of just scrolling down. (This is not 100% of the time and because it seems random, it's increasingly frustrating. If anything, it seems to happen more often during quick scrolling.)
Obviously I may not be scrolling at a perfect 0-degree angle, but I'm nowhere near 45-degrees where there might be confusion about whether I want to scroll or swipe. System Preferences has no way to adjust sensitivity or anything. Is there any fix?

Empty Caches.
1. Safari > Preference > Advanced
    Checkmark the box for "Show Develop menu in menu bar".
    "Develop" menu will appear in the Safari menu bar.
    Click Develop and select "Empty Caches" from the dropdown.
2. Quit Safari if open.
    Option click the "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.
    Select "Library" and then "Caches".
    Look for the folder 'com.apple.Safari"
    Right click "com.apple.Safari" and select "Move to Trash"
    Relaunch Safari.

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