Please explain sign

Jumbuck · Dec 7, 2012

Everyone, I'm sure has seen the sign warning of a curve that might tip over a truck, but what I don"t understand is the circle with the arrow might be pointing to the right, but the little icon of the truck will be shown trying to tip over to the left! Now it seems to me that if the curve is going to the left, the truck would tip to the right. Right! Anyone else notice this?
Jumbuck

OntarioVanMan · Dec 7, 2012

Jumbuck said:
Everyone, I'm sure has seen the sign warning of a curve that might tip over a truck, but what I don"t understand is the circle with the arrow might be pointing to the right, but the little icon of the truck will be shown trying to tip over to the left! Now it seems to me that if the curve is going to the left, the truck would tip to the right. Right! Anyone else notice this?
Jumbuck

Does it really matter?.....LOL....I mean really...maybe someone will sue the sign painter because he/she doesn't know gravity....

Its like who really paints some of them deer crossing pics?....

ntimevan · Dec 7, 2012

The. sign that really gives me the. creeps. .....Welcome to South Dakota .....its like a Cult Warning. ..

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OntarioVanMan · Dec 7, 2012

ntimevan said:
The. sign that really gives me the. creeps. .....Welcome to South Dakota .....its like a Cult Warning. ..

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and Iowa I get visions from the movie Children of the Corn.....LOL

ntimevan · Dec 7, 2012

OntarioVanMan said:
and Iowa I get visions from the movie Children of the Corn.....LOL

Lol. .....wrong movie. ..its. Field of Dreams .....:thumbup:

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OntarioVanMan · Dec 7, 2012

ntimevan said:
Lol. .....wrong movie. ..its. Field of Dreams .....:thumbup:

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No...LOL I think you are related to one of them "Children"..

piattteam · Dec 7, 2012

Centrifugal force. As you are turning to the left, the force is on the right. Turn right, force is on left. Force is always to the outside of a turn.

21cExp · Dec 8, 2012

piattteam said:
Centrifugal force. As you are turning to the left, the force is on the right. Turn right, force is on left. Force is always to the outside of a turn.

Exactly.

The curved arrow is the direction of the curve in the road, not the direction the trailer might tip.

Jumbuck · Dec 9, 2012

21cExp said:
Exactly. View attachment 5837
The curved arrow is the direction of the curve in the road, not the direction the trailer might tip.

Well I'll be dipprd in horse manure I didn't realize what the arow was for. Thanks for clarifiing that.

No I'm serious, I didnt know that

hossman2011 · Dec 9, 2012

centrifugal is close but the energy you are all looking for is inertia

piattteam · Dec 9, 2012

Check Webster's! LOL! Centrifugal is action away from an axis!!!

21cExp · Dec 9, 2012

Heh, I think maybe it is centrifugal inertia...or perhaps inertial centrifugalness...yeah, that's the ticket!

layoutshooter · Dec 9, 2012

I think it is caused by taking a curve or corner too fast. It is called the "Flipolla Effect".

LDB · Dec 9, 2012

Inertia causes the vehicle to want to move in a straight line rather than to turn or curve. Centrifugal force is the effect caused by the inertia and is the "force" pushing toward the outside of the radius and which could cause the vehicle to tip over depending on the relationship of the force to the center of gravity.

hossman2011 · Dec 9, 2012

Centrifugal is the action of an object moving from a "fixed" point or axis,, the truck is not attached to any such point.. inertia is the force of an object wanting to continue in a straight line unless influenced by another source. The inertia of the truck is influenced by the tires, the freight has no such influence and tries to continue in said straight line. But I think Flipolla Effect splains it quite clearly....