Transit vehicles typically require an effective turning radius of approximately 20–30 feet (6-9 meters), depending on lane width and presence of curbside parking lanes or buffer distance*. If a city bus has a mass of 13,600 kg (30,000 lbs.) and the coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road in dry conditions is 0.7 b) What is the maximum velocity the bus can safely travel while taking a 6-meter curve in dry conditions?    Give answer to 2 sig figs.

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Transit vehicles typically require an effective turning radius of approximately 20–30 feet (6-9 meters), depending on lane width and presence of curbside parking lanes or buffer distance*. If a city bus has a mass of 13,600 kg (30,000 lbs.) and the coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road in dry conditions is 0.7

b) What is the maximum velocity the bus can safely travel while taking a 6-meter curve in dry conditions?   

Give answer to 2 sig figs.

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