Why dies a cyclist and the cycle fall forward, if he applies
the brakes suddenly ?

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Why dies a cyclist and the cycle fall forward, if he applies the brakes suddenly ?..

Answer / vishnu.p.sreekumar

When the cycle is in motion actually the cyclist is also moving along with the cycle .Therefore when the brake is applied ,the cycle gets slower but the cyclist continue to be in its state of motion due to the property of matter called inertia .

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Why dies a cyclist and the cycle fall forward, if he applies the brakes suddenly ?..

Answer / sanju

The cyclist and the cycle are both in motion. When brakes
are applied, the cycle is brought to rest suddenly but the
cyclist remains in motion and , therefore falls forward.

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