Driving Towards a Wall, Should You Stop or Turn?

<p>If we use the normal model for the static friction force, then the following would be true.</p> <p>Of course the static friction force is a force of constraint &mdash; it has whatever value is needed to prevent the two surfaces from sliding with respect to each other. However, there is a maximum limit to the static friction force (that&rsquo;s why there&rsquo;s the less than or equal to sign). Since we want the car to stop in the shortest distance, we need the maximum friction. We can just use a normal equal sign here.</p> <p><a href="https://rjallain.medium.com/driving-towards-a-wall-should-you-stop-or-turn-7d18488a3282"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>