When I’m driving in the day, why does it feel like I’m going 35 mph when I’m going 50, but at night it’ll feel like I’m going 45 mph but I’m only going 35?

Question

Or is this just me?

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Answer 1

Your perception of speed is linked to your perception of danger. As you can see less when it is dark, it feels more dangerous, so it feels faster.

In addition, another thing that affects you is the apparent speed of things around you, because they whiz by your windows quickly, and things far away seem to drift by lazily. At night, your lights only illuminate things near to you.