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I keep reading that no object can travel faster then the speed of light and that the speed of light is constant.
If I am traveling along a road at 100mph and I switch on my headlights, the light would leave my car at the speed of light. However, to a person standing on the side of the road, the car would pass them at 100mph, with the light going away from the car at the speed of light. Therefore, relative to them, the light from the car must be traveling 100mph faster then the speed of light. I hope I explained that correctly.
So why is that not the case?
If I am traveling along a road at 100mph and I switch on my headlights, the light would leave my car at the speed of light. However, to a person standing on the side of the road, the car would pass them at 100mph, with the light going away from the car at the speed of light. Therefore, relative to them, the light from the car must be traveling 100mph faster then the speed of light. I hope I explained that correctly.
So why is that not the case?