4-1.Newton's Laws of Motion
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A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes on seeing a child on the road ahead. If he is not wearing seat belt, he falls forward and hits his head against the steering wheel. Why ?

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Solution

When a person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes, the upper part of the body continue

to move forwad due to inertia of motion. Lower part of the body slow down with car. If he is not wearing seat belt, he falls forward and can hit his head against steering wheel.

Standard 11
Physics

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