. Why is there banking on the curved railway tracks or road?
(a) It is to make it run faster
(b) It is to keep the vehicle on the road
(c) When a fast moving vehicle negotiates a curved path it
tends to move away tangentially and banking checks it
(d) None of these
Answer / guest
(c) When a fast moving vehicle negotiates a curved path it
tends to move away tangentially and banking checks it
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