Banking of roads VS leaning of a cyclist inwards In some textbook, the maximum speed of taking a turn is derived for a banked roads, and a note is mentioned saying, the same works for a cyclist, except that the road doesn't need to be banked.. and cycle banks.. and everything is the same This is not true right? :O.. the normal forces are not the same in the banked road and a leaning cyclist.. So i wanna know, is there some derivation that i can see.. and then check the final answer? does it turn out to be the same? i feel it would be difficult, it would depend on the cog of the bike.
@Vincent-Lyon.Fr
@hartnn @ganeshie8
i did the derivation.. get the same result.. but its due to torques :-/ but unlike in banked roads, a cyclist on an unbanked road has to only rely on friction
In banked roads, the normal reaction can contribute to circular motion and the friction force becomes smaller, if not zero, preventing any chance of slipping, thus and allowing a greater speed.
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