A car is negotiating a curved road of radius R. The road is banked at angle . The coefficient of friction between the tyres of the car and the road is . The maximum safe velocity on this road is
For a vehicle on a banked road, the maximum safe velocity is given by √(gR((μs + tanθ)/(1 - μs tanθ))), where g is the acceleration due to gravity, R is the radius of curvature, μs is the coefficient of static friction, and θ is the angle of banking. This expression takes into account the centripetal force and the frictional force acting on the vehicle.