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Explain why
passengers are thrown forward from their seats when a speeding bus stops suddenly

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This is due to "inertia of motion".
When the speeding bus stops suddenly, lower part of the bodies in contact with the seats stop . The upper part of the bodies of the passengers tend to maintain the uniform motion . Hence , the passengers are thrown forward .
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