Why is it so difficult to drive backward in a straight line?
In: Engineering
[MinutePhysics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFwfexZstO4) has a good explainer.
TL;DR is what everyone else is saying: because you steer with the front wheels, driving in reverse is complicated because you have to steer the front wheels to get the back wheels pointed in the direction you need to go.
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