Why is it easier to stop a saloon car than a bus moving at the same velocity?

      

It is easier to stop a saloon car than a bus moving at the same velocity. What is the reason?

  

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The saloon car has less momentum than the bus and therefore less inertia since its mass is lower.

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raphael answered the question on January 14, 2017 at 14:31

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