History Main / VehicleVanish

* PlayedWith during the highway chase in ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''. At one point, a cop driving near the heroes briefly passes behind a barricade, and when he returns, he's been taken over by an agent.
* The Trainman disappears behind a train this way near the beginning of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions''. {{Justified}}, as he's a computer program that runs the virtual train station, giving him nigh-omnipotence.
* Subverted in ''Film/NationalTreasure'' (1:19:52). [[https://streamable.com/uv4xw Nicholas Cage is being tailed by the villains.]] A bus passes in front of him... and when it's finally passed, we and the villains both see him high-tailing it.
** Played straight earlier when Riley is waiting for a kid he's been bribing to write down specific letters from a museum display. [[BigBad Ian]] is in the museum as well and sees the kid writing down individual letters, which he knows are for a clue. In the meantime, Riley saw what he was writing (now in full) inscribed on the [[spoiler: Liberty Bell]] in an ad on the side of a bus. By the time Ian and the kid run outside, the bus has passed and Riley is gone.

* Inverted during the highway chase in ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''. At one point, a civilian driving near the heroes briefly passes behind a barricade, and when he returns, he's been taken over by an agent.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': In "Dial M for Mayor", Castle meets with his mysterious informant in a parking garage. A car passes between the two of them, blinding Castle with its headlights. When it has passed, the informant is gone.

* ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''. Vesper Lynn's happy mood is brought to a halt when she catches the eyepatched villain watching her as they sail into Venice. He disappears when a barge carrying cargo moves between them, but [[WeAreEverywhere she gets the message]].

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': Nate and Sophie do this in "The Homecoming Job", disappearing as Hardison drives a truck between them and the guards in the cargo yard. As an added touch, they leave their luggage behind.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In "Vacation Getaway", Shane Casey holds a hostage at gunpoint and drags her across the street. A bus passes between Casey and Mac and Stella. When the bus passes, the hostage is there but Casey has vanished.

* ''Film/{{Superman}}''. This happens from the point of view of the cop following Otis. He sees Otis on the other side of the rails, and after the subway passes by Otis has disappeared.

* Subverted in ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou''. [[spoiler:Sorata]] shouts a LoveConfession to [[spoiler:Mashiro]] as the latter's train pulls in; when the train leaves, she's gone. But a few seconds later, she comes running down the stairs to meet him.

* Lampshaded and Averted in ''The Astonishment of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':

This may happen when Bob is apparently not looking, and therefore wouldn't know when to duck out of sight; alternatively, Bob may be standing there, grinning and staring at Alice, right before he disappears. It might be revealed that Bob latched on to the speeding vehicle [[{{Justified}} justifying]] this trope.

* ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' had Mr and Mrs Potter going away to the campsite for their holiday, and disappear behind a moving car near their house. Then the audience sees them following the car on their twin bicycle.