What happens to a passenger in a bus when the driver brakes suddenly?

What happens when a bus driver slams on the brakes? Oh my gosh, I’ve totally been there! Remember that time I was heading home from my aunt’s – that awful, bumpy bus ride? Anyway, we were going along, pretty normally, then bam! The brakes! It felt like my insides were doing a forward summersault. Seriously, I nearly ended up in the lap of the guy with the overflowing backpack!

It’s this crazy thing, right? One minute you’re cruising along, the next you’re feeling like you’re about to become a human projectile. It’s all that inertia stuff they teach you in school – or at least, try to teach you. I always zoned out during physics, honestly. But you know, this I remember. Your body wants to keep going, even though the bus is suddenly not. It’s like, your body is all, “Hey! Where’d we go? I was enjoying this perfectly good forward motion!” And then thwack – you get jolted.

I swear, it’s terrifying! I always grab the pole now, or something. Maybe I’m just getting old, haha. But you should see some people on those buses; some just stand there looking completely unprepared. It’s amazing no one’s ever flown through the windscreen, right? Although, I guess there are probably safety features to prevent that. Anyway, lesson learned: hold on tight! It’s not just a good idea, it’s practically a survival tactic on public transport.