Why is it that when I’m driving and make a sharp turn my passengers feel the force of the turn way more than I do?

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I know it has to do with laws of motion but I don’t understand why they aren’t applied in the same way to the driver.

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It’s not just anticipating the turn but also that you are in control of the turn. The driver is able to control the start of the turn, the speed of the turn and the duration of the turn which will make your body subconsciously do a whole bunch of reactions to prepare for the turn.
any passengers are just reacting to everything so their reaction time will be slower than the driver’s.
Now when your car spins because you’ve lost control for whatever reason both the driver and the passengers will have pretty similar reactions.

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