So there is nothing wrong with the law of inertia, but there is a problem with the reference frame: if I want to describe the motion of objects in a reference frame like a plane being shaken up or a c...So there is nothing wrong with the law of inertia, but there is a problem with the reference frame: if I want to describe the motion of objects in a reference frame like a plane being shaken up or a car that is speeding up or slowing down, I need to allow for the fact that objects may move—always relative to that frame—in an apparent violation of the law of inertia.