> Which is puzzling :-) ie your explanation explained what MUST happen if
> the assumptions are correct BUT it still isn't intuitive to dwellers in
> Newtonian space.

Why not ? The subjectively perceived distance between regularly planted
trees on the side of a road is felt as smaller than the real distance,
when driving at some speed down the road, yes ? And hitting any one of
them will be more painful de faster you go ?

Peter

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