2007-02-19 17:25:46 · 13 answers · asked by Marc B. 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
You would not benefit from turning on the headlights, as its purpose of lighting the area in front of you would be defied. This would be so because both you and the photons would be traveling at the same speed (c), and would be at rest with respect to one another.
For someone out of this frame, it would seem more like a shooting star from paradise!
In terms of Physics, I think that traveling at such great speeds would result in initial acceleration. Therefore, at the photographic instant when you turn on your headlights, it would move forward with the acceleration provided by the car, and after that have a constant speed.
2007-02-19 17:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by artim 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that if the car was travelling at the speed of light the headlights would still project as they are travelling at the speed of light aas well..
A bit like being on a plane or train travelling at speed. Everyone is not crushed up at the back of the train/plane.
2007-02-20 01:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Einstein to you travelling in the car, the light would appear to travel at the speed of light, but to an observer you would be travelling at the same speed, the speed of light; oddly enough you would appear to not be moving
2007-02-20 01:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the headlights would look like a stream of light.
2007-02-20 01:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by Joe B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The headlights would come on.
It would look the same, to you.
That's why it's called relativity, it's all relative, to the observer.
2007-02-20 01:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by whatsinaname 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think your car would break up first if not i dont think you would be able to reach the switch for the lights that would be alot of g s
2007-02-20 01:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be gone before the lights came on...
2007-02-20 01:28:26 · answer #7 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would break the light barrier and fry yourself along with anything near you or you would transport yourself to another dimension or galaxy...
2007-02-20 01:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by sadeyzluv 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I'd bet you would wreck before you hit the speed of sound.
2007-02-20 01:28:09 · answer #9 · answered by slider1566 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would assume that the lights would turn on, but you wouldnt be able to see them.
2007-02-20 01:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by Heather H 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋