Solovei Razboinik and Kot Bayun in your Car

Sergey V. SUKHININ

Each car driver has a favorite speed of his own. Motion at this speed gives inexplicable pleasure. Drivers normally believe that the reason is excitement aroused by the feeling of insecurity. At the same time, driving at the edge of a precipice or in a traffic jam, though insecure, is tiresome rather than pleasant.

Why does the phenomenon of a favorite speed exist at all?
Why is this speed individual for every driver?
Why does it depend on the type of the car?
Why is it noisy in the tunnel?
Why do you feel insecure in a long tunnel?

People learned from experience that sounds could be not only pleasant but also dangerous and that they should protect themselves from the latter...

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