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a car moming with constant speed is suddenly break, the occupants all wearing seats belts are thrown forward the instant the car stops however the occupants are all jerked backward. Why? Is it possible to stop an automobile without this”jerk”

a car moming with constant speed is suddenly break, the occupants all wearing seats belts are thrown forward the instant the car stops however the occupants are all jerked backward. Why? Is it possible to stop an automobile without this”jerk”

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Himalaya Nirjhar Datta
36 Points
7 years ago
The thing here is inertia due to mass.When the car is moving your full body is moving, it is in the inertia of motion.When brakes are applied the body moves but the car stops .So the body moves forward before coming to rest. This is what we see as a jerk.

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