How do tires create momentum and change axes in a car turning right?

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When a car makes a right turn, the tires generate friction that allows the vehicle to change direction while also affecting the Earth's movement slightly due to the car's mass. The frictional force between the tires and the road is crucial for offsetting the car's initial momentum northward and creating a new momentum eastward. This process involves complex interactions of forces, where the tires must effectively manage both lateral and longitudinal forces to achieve the turn. The discussion references the concept of the "circle of forces" to illustrate these dynamics. Understanding these principles is essential for grasping how vehicles maneuver through turns.
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A car traveling north makes a right turn, to head east.
How do the tires completely offset py and simultaneously create px?
(If the tires merely acted like guidance jets, it might turn to face east but continue traveling north.
 
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The frictional force between the tyres and the road starts the Earth moving north and west. Since the Earth is a lot more massive than the car, the movement is very slight.
 
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Ibix said:
The frictional force between the tyres and the road starts the Earth moving north and west. Since the Earth is a lot more massive than the car, the movement is very slight.

Not the "friendly" sort of answer that PF proclaims...
Usually work through questions on my own; thought there might be someone who's been there ahead of me. Here's the sort of thing I was thinking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_forces
 

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