I grew up in Alaska and saw this sort of thing every fall with four wheel drive. 4wd provides a significant advantage in acceleration on snowy/icy roads, but do

I grew up in Alaska and saw this sort of thing every fall with four wheel drive. 4wd provides a significant advantage in acceleration on snowy/icy roads, but does not help a car to stop faster or, barring experience with rally driving techniques take a corner at higher speeds. People with 4wd would regularly get overconfident either due to the ease of acceleration or a mistaken belief that their cars could handle slippery corners better than others and end up in the ditch.