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First of all, "acceleration" does not mean "speeding up". It means: any change in

the speed or the direction of motion.

When the driver hits the gas or the brake on a straight road, there is acceleration,

because the speed of the car is changing.

When the car goes around any bend in the road, even if its speed is constant,

there is acceleration, because its direction is changing.

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