If the centripetal and thus frictional force between the tires and the roadbed of a car moving in a circular path were reduced, what would happen?
In this particular case, where car is movig through curvature, so it is moving in circular motion, force acting on car is centripetal force which holds car not to fly out. Centripetal force is always ponted in the middle of circle. Here frictional force has role of centripetal force. If frictional force is to weak, car would fly out of curvutare.
For PF STUDENTS: The car would begin to move in the direction it was headed in a straight line.