Topic: The driver's condition · Nº 496 / 590
¿A qué llamamos el efecto túnel?
What do we call the tunnel effect?
- AEl conductor solo es capaz de percibir con nitidez el centro de la vía y las imágenes laterales no se perciben adecuadamente.The driver can only see the centre of the road clearly, and images at the sides are not properly perceived.
- BAl entrar en un túnel podemos ser deslumbrados por los vehículos que circulan de frente.When entering a tunnel, we can be dazzled by oncoming vehicles.
- CEl conductor percibe un estrechamiento en la parte central de la calzada.The driver perceives a narrowing in the central part of the carriageway.
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- AEl conductor solo es capaz de percibir con nitidez el centro de la vía y las imágenes laterales no se perciben adecuadamente.The driver can only see the centre of the road clearly, and images at the sides are not properly perceived.
Explanation
As speed increases, the driver's field of vision gets narrower, and the driver stops seeing images at the sides clearly because of the fast movement.
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