Why does a person sitting in a bus get a sudden jerk backwards if the bus starts suddenly?
Why does a person sitting in a bus get a sudden jerk backwards if the bus starts suddenly? When a bus or train at rest starts, to move suddenly, the passengers sitting in it jerk in the backward direction due to their inertia of rest.
When a man gets down a running bus forward?
When a person alights from the bus, his body would try to continue moving in the direction the bus was moving due to inertia. But as soon as both the feet touches the ground, the lower part of the body comes to rest while the upper part gets carried away under the effect of inertia resulting into his forward fall.
When a bus or a car suddenly starts moving forward the passengers fall backward?
When a bus starts suddenly,its passengers tend to fall backwards because due to their inertia, the passengers tend to remain in a state of rest even when the bus starts moving.
Do passengers tend to fall sideways when the bus takes a sharp turn?
When a bus turns a corner sharply, the passengers tend to fall sideways because of inertia or tendency to continue moving in the straight line.
When a moving bus comes to a sudden stop and the passengers lurch forward?
When the running bus stops suddenly, the passengers are jerked forward because due to inertia of motion the passengers tend to remain in their state of motion even though the bus has come to rest. Q.
Why do you lurch backwards when a bus suddenly picks up speed?
When a bus abruptly starts moving, the passengers tend to slide backward due to inertia, as the passenger's inertia tends to oppose the bus's forward motion. Hence, the passenger tends to fall back when the bus accelerates forward.
Why do passengers in a moving train suddenly feel a jerk in the forward direction?
C. This is caused due to inertia of motion.
What happens to the passengers Travelling in a bus when the bus takes a sharp turn?
Initially, the passengers and the bus both are moving in same direction. When the bus suddenly takes a sharp turn, the lower portion of passengers which is contact with the bus tends to move in that direction but the upper portion of the passengers throw an outside. This happens due to the INERTIA OF DIRECTION.
Why do people jerk in buses when bus moves forward?
Because the lower part of the body comes to rest with the bus while the upper part tends to continue its motion due to inertia.
Should a bus driver wait for you to sit down?
You know you are riding on a bus as a passenger, and should make sure you can grab something to steady yourself as you try to find a seat. The driver is expected not to wait until passengers are all seated before starting up again!
Is it better to sit upstairs or downstairs on bus?
Riding upstairs is quieter and offers better views. For a special treat, consider sitting on front two seats for the excellent forward view.