A man was travelling from Lagos to Ibadan in a bus and on the opposite side of the road a woman was travelling to Lagos from Ibadan in another bus. Suddenly a car passed the bus the man was travelling in. The car overtaking them appears slow even though it is overtaking them because
A. the car is not really fast B. the difference between the speed of the car and that of the bus is small C. the car slowed down when he got to the bus D. the driver of the car was no longer paying attention to his driving
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The perception of the car being slow despite overtaking is due to the small difference in speed between the car and the bus.
