Via iStockphoto / @mapletonchapter TikTok
Drive long enough, and you are sure of that see some things you can’t explain.
Most of the time this inexplicability is usually as simple as “How can everyone drive so badly but still have a license?” Sometimes these though unexplained mysteries are both creepy and terrifying.
For example, a North Carolina driver went viral after claiming he encountered something “not human” while driving alone at night. Other drivers say they have encountered everything from UFOs to Bigfoot.
Now a user on TikTok says they have recorded a “ghost car”. But what does that mean?
What happened to this car?
In a video with over 20 million views, TikTok users Elise and Daniel (@mapletonchapter) share what they say is their “encounter with a ghost car.”
The video shows dashcam footage of an intersection. One of the passengers, Elise, points out a vintage-looking car – but when both passengers try to get a better look at it, it disappears behind an Amazon truck.
After a few seconds, however, it appears that the car is not just behind the Amazon truck, but completely gone.
“Are we crazy?” Elise asks. “It’s gone!”
In the overlay text, the couple say they looked down the street and didn’t see the car. They also claim there was “no tire shade, no place for it to turn.”
Commentators are freaking out
In the comments section, users wondered how such a thing could have happened. Many favored a supernatural explanation.
“It’s a glitch in reality. Somewhere in another dimension it’s still 1958 and that car just made a left turn,” said one user. “I wonder for a moment if they lost track?”
“Portals exist and the ‘veil’ no longer exists in 2026!” declared another.
“Not ghost car. Another dimension connected with ours for a moment and corrected itself. You were witnessing another dimension… Nothing ghostly about it. Just intertwined dimensions. Lucky you got to witness this!” exclaimed a third.
Are there other examples of ‘ghost cars’?
The internet is full of “ghost car” stories, many of which include video.
In one case, a car in Singapore only drove into an intersection suddenly collide with another vehicle seemingly coming out of nowhere. A similar situation happened in Australiawhere the sudden appearance of a previously unseen vehicle caused an accident.
In most of these cases, speculation as to how exactly this could have happened was rife, with theories ranging from camera tricks to actual sorcery.
What explains this?
Fortunately, you don’t have to change your understanding of reality to know what happened here.
Upon closer examination of the video, it becomes clear that the car was not a “ghost”, nor did it disappear. Instead, this is simply a matter of perspective and timing.
A much more likely explanation is that the vintage car simply sped up and rear-ended the Amazon van. After a few seconds it picked up speed even more. From the TikTokers’ perspective, this meant that their view of the car was always blocked by the Amazon van.
Perspective and timing tend to explain many of these “ghost car” videos. Looking carefully at each of these videos, you can see how a well-timed, well-placed vehicle could hide another car and keep it out of sight. This doesn’t mean something supernatural is afoot—it just means you need to keep your eyes and mind open when you’re out on the road.
BroBible reached out to Elise and Daniel via Instagram and TikTok direct message.
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