question archive Due to collisions in a wire, the electron's overall speed or drift speed is very slow (about 1x10-5 m/s)

Due to collisions in a wire, the electron's overall speed or drift speed is very slow (about 1x10-5 m/s)

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Due to collisions in a wire, the electron's overall speed or drift speed is very slow (about 1x10-5 m/s). How then does a light turn on almost instantly when the switch is flipped?

 

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