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Chapter 14, Problem 54TAE(choose chapter or problem)
At some automobile toll booths, a thin metal wire protrudes from the road, making contact with cars before they reach the toll collector. What is the purpose of this wire?
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QUESTION:
At some automobile toll booths, a thin metal wire protrudes from the road, making contact with cars before they reach the toll collector. What is the purpose of this wire?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
When thunderstorms occur in the sky, they transform lots of electric charge through the atmosphere. As the vehicles are mostly made of metals, they conduct electricity through them. During thunderstorms, the vehicles receive lots of electric charge and cause the electric shock to the passengers inside and sometimes the vehicle blasts.