A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes on seeing a child on the road ahead. If he is not wearing a seat belt, he falls forward and hits his head against the steering wheel. Why?
A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes on seeing a child on the road ahead. If he is not wearing a seat belt, he falls forward and hits his head against the steering wheel. Why?

If a person is not wearing a seat belt and abruptly hits the brakes, he will fall forward and bang his head against the steering wheel because his upper body will continue to move in the same direction as the automobile owing to inertia of motion.