Lateral Thinking Puzzles

20. A Man is Walking in the Middle of a Street.

A man is walking in the middle of a street. Street lights are off. He has worn black trouser and black shirt as also black shoes. He has covered his face with black cloth and wearing black specs. Colour of his hair is also black and he is moving from east to west. Suddenly, a speeding car approaching from opposite side applies brake and car is just stopped in front of the man.

How did car driver noticed that man?

Submitted by tartle · Added 26 July 2009

Solution:

The car driver noticed the man because it was daytime, allowing visibility despite the man's all-black attire.


Comments (12)

porcelina 1 August 2009

This scenario took place in broad daylight :)

cat 5 July 2011

He looked thru the windshield.

Also, the car was black and its tires were black, and they left black skid marks.

Chrisam 31 January 2013

If it was daytime the man would be clearly seen but would it have been night the man may have been of clear skin and it was not stated he was wearing black shirt so his high tone may have been though slight but still visible. as in the dark area his chest would have reflected the most light... :shock: im just saying... what if.... i dont need to be right do i? i just need to ask why? and what if? :lol:

could i also add that there may have possibly been other sources of light...

dave08 18 January 2014

it is daytime. or if it is night, the car has its own light.

smrao 5 February 2014

man asked for a lift

agarhi 18 June 2014

He was driving the toy car by a remote and stopped it right before him.

I couldn't think about the fact it was daylight. Perhaps reading "street lights were off" made me assume it was night. Bad !

Atanu 23 June 2014

it is daytime OR if it is night, the car would spot the man with its head-light

revanth nani htnaver 28 December 2014

the car has head lights

revanth nani htnaver 28 December 2014

the car has head lights

oncemoreforluck 10 June 2015

it's daytime

PurpleGiraffe 20 March 2018

The car was not black and had an open window. The man saw the car and shouted at the driver that Susanne was in a boat. The driver was able to hear him through the open window but could not understand him properly because he was speeding, hence he understood "Anne is on the road". The driver believed that his wife, who was named Anne, was somewhere on the road and stopped as quickly as possible to avoid running over her.

bedead 30 May 2018

Its daytime

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