Looming Looming Looming is a term found in the study of perception, as it relates directly to psychology. Looming refers to the rapid expansion in the size of any given image. As the image becomes increasingly large on the perceiver's retina, i.e., when an object "looms", there is an automatic physiological response to perceive the object as an approaching object or surface, instead of one that is stationary or receding. Evidence indicates that looming perception is not limited to the visual modality, but can occur due to auditory or even tactile stimuli. There is a different type of mirage that is
Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland under this Act. The first regulations made were the "Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Regulations, 1963" which set down a speed limit of for all roads except those subject to a built up area speed limit of or special speed limit of . Throughout the mid to late 1960s local authorities studied roads in their areas and had regulations drafted specifically for their county which prescribed speed limits of and along specifically named roads in their administrative area. On 1 April 1969 the Minister for the Environment through the "Road Traffic (General Speed Limit) Regulations, 1969" finally prescribed a general national