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You take the same bend near Cauberg first at 30 km/h. If the centrifugal force there has the value 1, what value does the force have at 60 km/h in that same bend?

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At a car park in Vijlen a passenger says: 'Centrifugal force pushes you towards the inside of a bend, not the outside.' Is that correct?

1. True
2. False

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On a road near Wittem there is a bend with negative camber. What does that mean for your risk according to the book?

1. The risk of flying off the bend is greater
2. The outer bend lies higher than the inner bend, which is favourable
3. It makes little practical difference to how you take the bend

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Which factors make a bend more dangerous according to the book? (multiple answers possible)

1. Sight through the bend is obstructed, for example by trees
2. The bend is clearly marked with a warning sign
3. Several bends follow each other closely
4. The bend is sharp

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You enter a bend near Vijlen and judge the radius on entry. Halfway through, the bend turns out to tighten more sharply than expected. What is going on here according to the book?

1. A bend radius is fixed on entry and does not change after that, this must be a different bend
2. Some bends curve increasingly sharply inward; your first assessment can become outdated

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