We tend to fall backwards due to inertia. When the bus suddenly starts moving, our body initially remains at rest while our feet, in contact with the floor, move with the bus, causing a backward motion of our upper body.
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We tend to fall backwards due to inertia. When the bus suddenly starts moving, our body initially remains at rest while our feet, in contact with the floor, move with the bus, causing a backward motion of our upper body.
When a bus suddenly starts moving, our body tends to fall backward due to inertia. According to Newton’s first law of motion, an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force. Initially at rest, our body is not synchronized with the sudden forward motion of the bus. As the bus accelerates, our body resists this change in motion, causing a backward-leaning effect. This phenomenon is a manifestation of our inertia, the tendency of objects to maintain their state of motion unless an external force is applied, resulting in the sensation of being pushed backward when the bus accelerates.