A train just leaves a station and enters a tunnel. Where is the best place for a claustrophobic person to sit? -Riddles

A train just leaves a station and enters a tunnel. Where is the best place for a claustrophobic person to sit? -Riddles
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In the back. See, the train is still accelerating as it is leaving the station so the train will be moving faster when the back of the train enters the tunnel.
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