Weight transfer is most likely to occur when?

Weight transfer is most likely to occur when?

• A. When you're cornering
• B. When you're loading
• C. When you're reversing
• D. When you're overtaking

Answer: (A)

Weight transfer happens whenever the vehicle’s acceleration changes, and it’s driven most strongly by turning. In a corner, the vehicle experiences lateral acceleration as it follows a curved path. The inertia of the body wants to keep moving straight, so the whole vehicle rolls outward. This pushes more weight onto the outer wheels and lightens the inner wheels. The effect is especially pronounced in heavy, tall vehicles like LGVs, where the high centre of gravity makes the roll greater and the grip changes more dramatically. While loading, reversing, or overtaking can cause some shift in weight, none produce the same pronounced lateral transfer as cornering, so weight transfer is most likely during turning.

Weight transfer happens whenever the vehicle’s acceleration changes, and it’s driven most strongly by turning. In a corner, the vehicle experiences lateral acceleration as it follows a curved path. The inertia of the body wants to keep moving straight, so the whole vehicle rolls outward. This pushes more weight onto the outer wheels and lightens the inner wheels. The effect is especially pronounced in heavy, tall vehicles like LGVs, where the high centre of gravity makes the roll greater and the grip changes more dramatically. While loading, reversing, or overtaking can cause some shift in weight, none produce the same pronounced lateral transfer as cornering, so weight transfer is most likely during turning.