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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do front wheel cars handle better on ice and snow than rear wheel?
gpt
Put a pen flat on a table.

First, drag it along by its tip. Then, push it in the game direction from the back.

Which of the above resulted in a more stable path? Obviously the first.

Same thing with a car. With FWD, the front wheels are dragging the rest of the vehicle behind it, resulting in a more stable trajectory. With RWD, the rear wheels are pushing the rest of the vehicle in front of it, which isn't stable in limited traction scenarios.