Passenger subjects estimated automobile speed while traveling along an unlit freeway under day and night conditions. A visual occluding device allowed a 1-s glimpse of the road ahead when a judgment was required. Although subjects underestimated speeds, their judgments were more accurate at night than during the day.
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