Yes! This is why you need to look twice at everything, esp. at intersections, while also moving your head. If you do a simple glance, your brain will be perfect

Yes! This is why you need to look twice at everything, esp. at intersections, while also moving your head. If you do a simple glance, your brain will be perfectly happy to show you a nice empty road, ignoring the incoming vehicle that it didn't have time to properly see. (I was actually taught this when I got my motorcycle license.)