Why are cars made to be able to steer the front wheels instead of the wheels at the back?

Question

Why are cars made to be able to steer the front wheels instead of the wheels at the back?

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Answer 1

Ever push a shopping cart from the wrong end? That’s basically rear wheel steering. Turns out that you get a lot of undesirable behavior when steering from the rear. Front steering wants to straighten out of a turn, but rear steering tends to result in oversteer and fishtailing. When braking, the vehicle’s weight is more on the front wheels, so with front steering you retain control. And more simply, the driver sits at the front of the vehicle, so it’s mechanically simpler to connect to the steering wheel.