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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 755 / 961

¿La velocidad afecta el campo visual del conductor?

Does speed affect the driver's field of vision?

  • ASí, el campo visual se reduce cuando la velocidad aumenta.Yes, the field of vision narrows as speed increases.
  • BNo.No.
  • CSí, el campo visual se amplía cuando la velocidad aumenta.Yes, the field of vision widens as speed increases.
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Correct answer

  • ASí, el campo visual se reduce cuando la velocidad aumenta.Yes, the field of vision narrows as speed increases.
Explanation

As speed increases, your eyes focus on a point further and further away and your field of vision narrows: the driver sees less well what is happening at the sides, such as pedestrians or vehicles joining the road. This is known as the tunnel effect.

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