“…However, previous studies have shown that novice drivers (Chapman & Underwood, 1998) and fatigued drivers (Schleicher, Galley, Briest, & Galley, 2008) do tend to fixate at one spatial location. Furthermore, other studies have revealed that drivers are likely to have this tendency when they are engaged in cognitive tasks, such as spatial imagery tasks (Recarte & Nunes, 2000), and are intentionally following cars ahead (Crundall, Shenton, & Underwood, 2004). Therefore, the present study suggests that, at least in specific situations, perceptual disappearance may frequently occur in real driving situations.…”