When the bus begins to move suddenly, we tend to fall backwards because the bus and our feet in contact with the floor start moving, but the rest of our body opposes this motion due to inertia.
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When the bus begins to move suddenly, we tend to fall backwards because the bus and our feet in contact with the floor start moving, but the rest of our body opposes this motion due to inertia.
When standing in a bus that begins to move suddenly, our lower body moves with the bus, while our upper body, due to inertia, remains momentarily stationary, causing us to feel like we’re falling backward.