What effect could a load of hanging meat carcasses cause when you drive around corners or bends?
- A The wave effect
- B The camber effect
- C The gravity effect
- D The pendulum effect
Why this is the answer
As you turn a corner, the hanging meat carcasses will all swing to one side of your vehicle, adding extra pulling force towards the outside of the curve. The faster you turn a corner, the greater this force will be. After the corner, the carcasses will continue to swing back and forth, like pendulums, making the vehicle unstable.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- The wave effect — The wave effect is liquid moving inside a tank.
- B
- The camber effect — Camber is the slope of the road surface.
- C
- The gravity effect — Gravity acts downwards all the time; it is the swinging that is the problem.
Where this comes from
- Driving Goods Vehicles — section 5, section 7
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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