Topic: Driving safely in difficult conditions · Nº 28 / 247

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Entra en esta curva a mucha velocidad. ¿Qué puede pasar?

You enter this bend at high speed. What can happen?

  • ANada, porque está bien señalizada.Nothing, because it is well signposted.
  • BEl vehículo se puede ir hacia la izquierda.The vehicle may go off to the left.
  • CEl vehículo se puede ir hacia la derecha.The vehicle may go off to the right.
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Correct answer

  • CEl vehículo se puede ir hacia la derecha.The vehicle may go off to the right.
Explanation

Centrifugal force pushes us to keep going in a straight line, that is, towards the outside of the bend. Centrifugal force must be counteracted by reducing speed.

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