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Not exactly, it can change a few degrees of its direction, but cannot change its velocity because if it stops, the force of motion that goes with it will demolish the car therefore it cannot change it's velocity.

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???? If you put the question in everyday language, it is asking "Can a car change direction while accelerating?"

Yes it can, provided the driver is careful to keep the acceleration and instant speed within safe limits. I emphasise 'speed' because the direction hence velocity - a vector value - is changing.

I have no idea of the point about the remark about stopping - the supposed consequences are fiction, and the question is about accelerating.

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