Will the Cyclist Skid Around the Turn?

[Woody11]

Will The cyclist Skid??

Can someone tell me if I have done this right. The question I am working on is...

A cyclist is going 10m/sec around a 20 m radius turn. If they weight 60kg and the coefficient of static friction is 0.2, will the make the turn or skid into a crash??

I found the maximun speed the cyclist could go around the turn without skidding and got 6.2 m/sec. Then I assumed that becasue it was slower then what the cyclist was traveling they would skid when going around the turn.

Have I done this right or should I have gone a different route in doing this?

 

[brewnog]

Looks good to me Woody, although I'm pretty pissed and it's late.

 

[witze]

You're correct, but use standard written English next time. A cyclist is a single person, therefore you wouldn't refer to him as "they."

 

[Nenad]

Thats right.

Regards,

Nenad