Only 2 cars on long empty highway yet they collide -why?

The first two cases are well covered in basic neuropsychology courses.

No idea about the third.

I don't know about all that, interested re the neuropsychology.

Not to make you look stuff up, but maybe key words?

In drivers' education, fifty years ago, our instructor told us that one tends to steer in the direction one is looking. He advised us to look at the side of the road, day or night, when another car is approaching. Good advice, i've followed it ever since then.

Huh? That's a total no-sequitur.

Could there have been solar glare? I know the other day I was driving on this road almost like you describe other than it is more a country road with about 35 mile per hour road. From the distance I could see a jogger/walker on the side of the road I was driving. As I started to get closer the sun was completely in my eyes - I couldn't see a thing. I slowed way down and moved a little into the other lane because I knew I would some upon him.

And not until I would have hit him (had I not seen him earlier and moved over - more than likely though he would have seen me and moved to the grass and out of the street) was I able to see him again. Funny I knew the guy.

Either that or texting perhaps.....drunk driving --- falling asleep while driving.

I believe the poster is referring to the odds/probabilities of likelyhood, rather than potential causes of driver-distraction, link.

pygmy-emus stampeding is a common cause of driver-error, btw.

Yeah I fully realized that was just stating the obvious