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Question
Why are passengers thrown in the forward direction when a running bus stops suddenly?
Solution
Passengers are thrown in the forward direction as the running bus stops suddenly because due to their inertia of motion, their upper body continues to be in the state of motion even though the lowerbody comes to rest when the bus stops.
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