Looming also described as looming, in which distant objects appear much nearer than they actually are, is explained in the same way as the image of the ship, except that the image is not inverted; the density variations may also act as a magnifying glass. 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
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