When we ride a bicycle, we tend to move our body left if we are taking a right turn and vice versa. Why is it like that?
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5$\begingroup$ Answered almost entirely here. $\endgroup$– 299792458Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 14:12
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$\begingroup$ Related: physics.stackexchange.com/q/24/2451 $\endgroup$– Qmechanic ♦Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 15:14
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If the person is moving in a straight line and then takes a right turn then the answer simply is because of inertia. The person initially moving in a st line would continue to move in that direcn and hence when he takes a right turn it would appear that he turns left but actually he is simply trying to maintain his earlier motion..
If he is moving,in a circular track then the answer lies in rotational mechanics. To counter the torque produced by friction thr person would bend atan angle with the verticle , so that the torques by mg and N could balance the torque by friction or else thr cycle would be upside down