Why do you fall in the forward direction when a moving bus brakes to a stop and fall backwards when it accelerates from rest?

We fall in forward direction when a moving bus brakes to a stop and fall backwards when it accelerates from rest due to inertia of rest and inertia of motion. According to the law of inertia "A body tends to be at rest or at motion until an external force is applied."

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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