to be honest i think 2wds are safer for this reason my mate has a 4x4 saph cos and drives it in the wet as he does in the dry(fast round bends) where as i have a 2wd and drive faster than him in the dry but dont even bother to put me foot down in the wet because i am fully aware that it is a bit sketchy, i am waiting for he to have an off to be honest. So my conclusion is people not just my mate quite a few other people i know as well get a false sense of security in a 4x4