system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it sometimes when we drive we zone out, and not remember anything, but still manage to drive normal.
gpt
You brain will tend to 'zone out' on certain tasks that are done over and over again.  Basically it tries to minimize sensory over stimulation.


That's why you can remember an event (Omg a car just ran the stop sign and almost hit me), but you might not remember the make/model/LP unless you are trained or conditioned to force yourself to remember these details.

For someone who has been driving a lot, most of what you are doing is basic motor functions; scan the road, move the steering wheel left/right to keep inside the line, follow the speed of the car in front of you.   This is also why non aggressive driving people tend to run red lights.