Timeline for When passed, why does my car 'rock' on the highway when I'm stopped, but not when I'm moving?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:39 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Dec 5, 2014 at 13:03 | vote | accept | Tim S. | ||
| Dec 5, 2014 at 12:58 | comment | added | Tim S. | I've updated my question with accelerometer data and comments. I'm going to mark this as the accepted answer, because I think you're right that the shaking of a slowly-moving car is more than I realized, and that drowns out the side-to-side motion. | |
| Dec 3, 2014 at 0:35 | comment | added | Geoffrey | I was going to post something like this in a couple of days if nothing happened on this question. I think this (along with the Bernoulli's Principle explanation) is the right answer. I agree that you probably just notice the rocking less when moving. Road turbulence is generally a lot greater than most people give it credit for. | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 22:04 | comment | added | Tim S. | I like the accelerometer idea! I took a video earlier, but I don't think it is too useful, due to my own shakiness. | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 21:22 | history | answered | RedGrittyBrick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |