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Why do you fall in the forward direction when a moving bus brakes to a stop and fall backwards when it accelerates from rest?
Initially, when the bus accelerates in a forward direction from a state of rest, the passengers in the bus on them in the direction due to their inertia opposing the motion.
When the bus starts to move, the passengers are in a in the forward direction. Once the brakes are applied, the bus moves towards a .
Now, a force in the direction is applied on the passengers in the bus because their inertia the change in the motion of the bus. This results in the passengers falling forwards when the brakes are applied.
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