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You lean to the right as your car turns left because of the momentum. While you are driving in a straight line the car and you have forward momentum as the car turns to the left its changing the trajectory of its momentum but since you are not really part of the car you keep following the forward momentum that you had to begin with. So it appears as if you are leaning right but in reality you are just continuing the original forward momentum but due to the cars seat belt you are being pulled by the car and still moving forward giving you the feeling that you are leaning to the right. As you break down the physics further you really are the tangent acceleration along the turning radius of the car. It all makes much more sense when you understand the fundamentals of calculus.
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Why do you got to the right when a car takes a sharp left turn?
inertia-when moving in a forward motion your body tries to continue in the same direction even when the car is turning
What helps to keep the car traveling in a curved path?
gravity, and the force down on the car that is turning
Why do you slide to the left of the car if the car makes a right hand turn?
when you are driving on a slippery road or dirt there is no cracks for the rubber of a tire to fill in and push off so it decreases the handling of that car which might not effect it. it all depends on how fast you are going and the car's quality.
How can a car be travelling at a constant speed yet be be accelerating?
Yes - - - if it's turning.
How sum of all forces is zero?
Why not ? Take four big guys shaped like barrels, who can push a car uphill with one hand. Now put the car on a flat parking lot and spread the four guys around it, with one guy in the back pushing forward, one in the front pushing backward, one on the left pushing right, and one guy on the right pushing left. Where will the car go ? Nowhere. Even in neutral with the parking brake off. If you remember to include the directionof each force, then all the forces on the car add up to zero.
When turning left and an opposing car is turning right who has the right of way?
Car turning right has the right away. Car turning from left has to yield the right away to cars coming strait or turning right this is the law in all 50 states
Which tire will lift when car is turning right?
The left tire will lift if your turning right
When turning left which wheel of the car will lift?
Due to centrifugal force, when turning left, the left side of the car will life. The same goes for right handed turns. If turning right, the right side of your car will have less weight on it. The weight will always be on the outside of the curve. Hope this helps :)
What causes frt corners to rise on car when turning steering left or right?
Because you drove up the left or right sidewalk.
When turning right or left right tire seems to rub?
Tires may be too big for your car.
What is that Thumping noise in tail end of car VW Golf 97 when turning when turning right get noise in rear right and when turning left get it in rear left side had struts replaced no help?
If you lowered the car or had suspension/strut work done you can be rubbing The body in the boot?
What is turning circle in car?
That would be the inside diameter of the circle created by turning the steering wheel completely left or right.
Can you give an example of turning?
easy when you see a car making a right or left turn
Who is at fault when someone is making a left turn and got hit by the right turning car who made a wide right turn and took the second lane instead of the lane near the curb.This is in California?
right turning car
Who Turns first on a light if the oncoming car is also turning left?
You don't clearly state what movement YOUR car is making. If you are both approaching the interesection from opposite directions and both want to turn left there should be no conflict unless it's an awfully small intersection. Other than that, there is no 'right-of-way" under that scenario, and you will both have to proceed with due caution to avoid a collision. On the other hand if you are turning right, and the oncoming car is turning left and both of you intend to wind up going in the same direction, the left-turning car should yield to you. The vehicle turning right always has the right-of-way.
What causes a car's passenger to lean in the direction opposite the direction in which the car is turning?
Centrifugal force
When turning right knocking noise come from your constant velocity joint is it the right side or left side of the front of the car that the is coming from?
Turning right loads the left front wheel of the vehicle, so if you hear the knock when you turn right the bad CV joint is on the left, and vice versa.
