WHY DOES A CYCLIST BEND INWARDS WHILE TAKING A TURN?

If you attach a stone to a piece of string and whirl it around, you will feel the string tighten and the stone being pulled away. If the string is not strong, it will break and the stone will be hurled away in a straight line. This is the power of centrifugal force, the force exerted on a body in circular motion

When a cyclist takes a turn in a curved motion he is subjected to centrifugal force which pushes him to the edge of the curve. To maintain his balance he has to lean inwards while turning.

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