Why does it become unsafe to take a turn in your car past a threshold speed?
Answer: Because the centripetal force can exceed the force holding the car to the road
Ok, so I understand that the centripetal force increases since the velocity increases, because Fc= v^2/r.. What i dont understand is why increasing the centripetal force would cause a car to slide. What's bothering me about the answer is that I thought centripetal force is the inward force, so increasing it would actually stabilize the car, not cause it to slide out. Also, in this case, the centripetal force is friction. So isnt the centripetal force the same as the the force 'holding the car to the road'?
Answer: Because the centripetal force can exceed the force holding the car to the road
Ok, so I understand that the centripetal force increases since the velocity increases, because Fc= v^2/r.. What i dont understand is why increasing the centripetal force would cause a car to slide. What's bothering me about the answer is that I thought centripetal force is the inward force, so increasing it would actually stabilize the car, not cause it to slide out. Also, in this case, the centripetal force is friction. So isnt the centripetal force the same as the the force 'holding the car to the road'?