Spacing out while driving...

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I can't imagine that happening. I haven't ridden a motorcycle but riding a bicycle or jet ski I was not able to space out to where I could possibly crash into something.

I've been spacing out while driving for over 20 years. Never caused an accident and never got a moving violation. I know my brain is processing the driving but it's automatic. I've activly avoided other people hitting me while I was spacing out, ofcourse the space out ended immediately. IMO this is a memory storage issue. But this is how I experience it, I couldn't say if it's the same for anyone else.

I consider myself blessed in this regard. Cars are my savant, as a result I pay a great deal of attention while driving. I really only struggle with changing lanes at night because I become slightly disoriented when you cannot see the car and the road between it and you, only the headlights. Blindspot mirros help me a lot.

Did it the other day you become really aleart after going off the road on one, lack of sleep.

I have had it happen while riding a bike. And promptly crashed into a parked auto! No damage done, but not wise to daydream while riding anything!
I use classic rock music while I drive to keep this from happening. Singing to the lyrics maybe, or cursing the station for playing THAT piece of trash, either way, seem to keep space outs at bay. However, highway hypnosis is a real threat. Especially if you drive in some parts of the Southwest USA. Long stretches of..nothing. The trips seem to go by very fast, for some reason. <g>.
But I am pretty use to going through Life on Autopilot anyway, driving is just another aspect of this. My arthritis can actually help, btw. here. I have to get out & stretch fairly often. This also helps prevent spaceouts.

Sincerely,
Matthew

Spacing out during driving is pretty common among people but the degree of spacing out differs greatly. Sleep deprivation can bring on some really whacky happenings while driving or any activity. A lot of different medications can cause the spacing out, when they put those "Use caution when driving or operating machinery" they're not kidding! There's a million different possibilities of why people might space out. You might want to consider talking to a trained professional about the issue if you feel your life or somebody else's is at risk. I'm not trying to be mean or anything but how would you feel if someone else was hurt from your driving if it was something that could have been avoided by talking to a doc first?

As someone else mentioned, it's fairly common and I do it sometimes (admittedly I have been driving for a long time). It also happens to people who are walking, or riding a bike, I will get somewhere and not remember much of the journey - even walking from one room to another..