Sound from my back tire when accelerating

Tiny
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Today I noticed that there was a sound coming from my right back wheel area that seemed to increase when I accelerated and slow down when I started braking. It was not present at all when I was not moving with the car on. I'm not sure how to describe the sound exactly, but it was kind of like metallic in nature. I stopped to inspect the car to see if there was something visible that I could notice, but there was nothing wrong that I could see.

I brought the car the few miles back to my house, once I stopped to look at it, and I figure I should take it to a mechanic to look at it, but I wanted to make sure that it doesn't sound like something for which it would be dangerous to drive it. Any advice on the matter would be greatly appreciated!
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Friday, February 10th, 2017 AT 1:04 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Could be brakes scraping, a bad bearing or any of a dozen other things. Hard to say without hearing it and actually looking it over.
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Friday, February 10th, 2017 AT 3:01 PM
Tiny
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So I took it in, and it was indeed the breaks--actually the thing I hit in the road apparently jarred one of the springs in my back right brake drum, and the sound I was hearing was the spring bouncing around and destroying the drum, so that was rather disconcerting to hear! Thanks for taking the time to respond to my query!
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 AT 7:42 PM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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Brakes can make some "interesting" noises when they start falling apart. They can also stay nice and quiet as they eat themselves. Glad you got it figured out. I consider tires and brakes to be the most important items on a car.

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 AT 8:58 PM
Tiny
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Will do! Thanks for your help!
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 AT 10:07 PM

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