If a car stops suddenly, you feel "thrown forward." We'd like to understand what happens to the passengers as a car stops. Imagine yourself sitting on a very slippery bench inside a car. This bench has no friction, no seat back, and there's nothing for you to hold on to.
A. Draw a picture and identify all of the forces action on you as thecar travels at a perfectly steady speed on level ground.
B. Draw your free-body diagram. Is there a net force on you?
C. Describe what happens to you as the car slowsdown?
D. Suppose now that the bench is not slippery. As the carslows down, you stay on the bench and dont slide off. What force is responsible for you deceleration?
E. In which directin does this froce point?
