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Question
Explain the following :
After alighting from a moving bus , one has to run for some distance in the direction of bus in order to avoid falling .
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Solution
When people alight from a moving bus, they continue to run alongside the bus to avoid falling. If they were to stop at once, the feet would come to rest suddenly but the upper part of the body would still be in motion and they would tend to fall forward.
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