Why is it Harder to Drive Backwards?
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When you turn a car’s steering wheel, the car follows a path along the same curve regardlesswhether you go forwards or backwards. So it seems like it should be just as easy to steergoing backwards as going forwards. But clearly, it's not.Suprisingly, the difficulty of driving backwards has almost nothing to do with the directionyou’re facing and everything to do with the fact that you steer using the front wheels.When driving forwards, a car goes in the direction the front wheels are pointed. And when drivingbackwards, the car goes where the back wheels are pointed. Simple! But the difference isthat going forwards, the direction of travel is determined by the same wheels you steerwith, so you just point them where you want to go, and that’s where you go,...
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When you turn a car’s steering wheel, the car follows a path along the same curve regardlesswhether you go forwards or backwards. So it seems like it should be just as easy to steergoing backwards as going forwards. But clearly, it's not.Suprisingly, the difficulty of driving backwards has almost nothing to do with the directionyou’re facing and everything to do with the fact that you steer using the front wheels.When driving forwards, a car goes in the direction the front wheels are pointed. And when drivingbackwards, the car goes where the back wheels are pointed. Simple! But the difference isthat going forwards, the direction of travel is determined by the same wheels you steerwith, so you just point them where you want to go, and that’s where you go,...
