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* ''Film/TheMatrix'': The second film has a lengthy chase/car fight scene on a highway, that no driver seems to notice. Definitely counts as a (quite literal) robo-car example.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' - When Doc takes Marty to the future for the first time, no one seems to notice the Delorean that appeared out of nowhere in the middle of a busy "highway" during rush hour traffic. Though they do swerve, you'd think that a car that appears out of nowhere would create more of a stir.
** ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' at the end the [=DeLorean=] [[spoiler:is destroyed by an oncoming train on the tracks as it arrives in the present]]. It doesn't even stop, just keeps going.

* In ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'', Robin and Wildcat have a fight with some carjackers who've stolen an experimental vehicle and stowed it on a semi by jumping across cars and such while the carjackers are driving on a busy freeway and none of the other drivers seem to react. When Robin much later has to fight Riot Act on the freeway the drivers do noticeably react, but mostly because Riot Act tries to hit several of them. Of course, this all happens in Gotham so the public is a bit numb to crazy fights.

* ''Film/BlackPanther'': When Shuri is remotely driving the car that T'challa is perched on in pursuit of Klaue, she runs over one of Klaue's goons at one point.

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* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Runaway Bride", the TARDIS ends up chasing a car. It is an example of the '''Mommy, Mommy''' variant, as a couple kids in the car in front of the TARDIS notice, but not their parents.

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* As seen from the page picture, a one strip joke in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' was about Jon stressing the need for communication with others while obliviously committing vehicular manslaughter.

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* The ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' tracks that involve dodging traffic (Toad's Turnpike, Mushroom Bridge/City, Moonview Highway). Sure, don't dodge the multitude of go karts speeding right through the centre of traffic, the various explosions, etc, but in the latter case, they do dodge the boost pads, regardless if someone else gets run over in the process. Possibly would have thought they'd noticed the bombs on wheels going down the road too...
** Also, in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' several of the courses involve racers completely oblivious to the fight taking place. To be fair, considering the obstacles they usually have to deal with, four fighters trapped on a 2D plane probably doesn't seem too threatening. Justified with the Runaway Five van in ''Melee'''s Onett stage, however: They are being chased and can't afford to slow down.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' - Careful when crossing the streets in town. Not even the police cars will stop for you.
** Averted in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' - If you step out into traffic the cars will actually stop for you.
* The traffic in ''VideoGame/FreedomForce'' actually swerves and brakes to avoid crashing into obstacles such as rubble, dinosaurs or your heroes. However, it just makes the way the stronger heroes/villains use them as ''thrown weapons that explode on impact'' even more horrifying.

* Likewise, the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series is filled with idiotic drivers who either fail to notice danger or overreact to it and plow through anything that gets in front of their bumper. ''Gat Out of Hell'' goes one further by featuring demonic ambulances driving around the streets of Hell whose sole preoccupation is flattening as many pedestrians as they can.

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* In ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'', Robin and Wildcat have a fight with some carjackers who've stolen an experimental vehicle and stowed it on a semi by jumping across cars and such while the carjackers are driving on a busy freeway and none of the other drivers seem to react. When Robin much later has to fight Riot Act on the freeway the drivers do noticeably react, but mostly because Riot Act tries to hit several of them. Of course, this all happens in Gotham so the public is a bit numb to crazy fights.

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* ''Film/TheMatrix'': The second film has a lengthy chase/car fight scene on a highway, that no driver seems to notice. Definitely counts as a (quite literal) robo-car example.
* ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'' - When Myers stumbles into traffic, the cars all ignore him. One even nicks him, but just keeps on driving.
** A few seconds later, another car is coming straight at him, but doesn't make any attempt to avoid hitting him. Hellboy quickly steps in and punches the car out of the way, making this an example of both '''Hit-and-Run''' and '''I Guess They're Dead'''. Though we do get a brief glimpse of the driver after the car lands, we are left to guess at his state of health.
* ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'' - Jiff Ramsey [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cb5Ka9SqGM is forced]] to run across multiple lanes of traffic to get a shot for a movie. No one stops or slows down. This is an example of '''Robo-Car''' done for comedic effect.

* Film/ShootEmUp - In an example of '''I Guess They're Dead''', Clive Owen runs a car off the road for failing to use a blinker. Did the driver live? Were there kids in the car? Who cares!

* Steve Carrell again gets this treatment in the finale of ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'' when he crashes his bike and flies through a mobile billboard. Nobody but his love interest even gets out to help him, and the other drivers actually start to honk that he hasn't moved out of the road.

* Egregious example in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': a school bus is backed through the bank doors during the bank robbery. To escape, the Joker gets into the school bus, and escapes the bank by simply slipping his bus into a pre-planned opening in a line of identical school buses driving past the bank as the police arrive.
** And the same in the armored van chase later. Even the Joker ''firing a machine gun into traffic'' doesn't seem to get the attention of those further down the road.

* Done egregiously in the Creator/EddieMurphy movie ''Film/HolyMan''. Murphy's character walks across several lanes of high-speed traffic without looking, and without getting hit. It's supposed to make it look like he's so in tune with the world that he doesn't need to worry (or has some kind of protection), but the fact that all the cars ''barely'' miss him and have no reaction at all just makes it look fake, regardless of how good the special effect is.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/KickAss''. After hitting the titular character, the driver ''does'' stop, but after seeing Kickass's unconscious body in his sideview mirror, he just drives away.
* ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'': The police car carrying Jake's parole officer and the two state troopers who had been pursuing Elwood from the start crash into a trailer. The truck keeps driving.
* In ''Film/CradleOfFear'', Nick's [[EvilHand possessed left leg]] jams itself down on his right foot: jamming the accelerator to the floor, and leaving him no way to press the brake. Nick is forced to swerve his constantly accelerating car through busy London traffic. While crossing an intersection, the car is clipped by a truck going the other way with enough force to throw the car violently off the road and send it crashing down an alley. the truck does not stop.
* ''Film/SatansCheerleaders'': After running the cheerleaders off the road, the Cadillac from Baker High just drives off with stopping (although it is possible this is an effect of the magic Billy used to cause the accident in the first place).

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* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Runaway Bride", the TARDIS ends up chasing a car. It is an example of the '''Mommy, Mommy''' variant, as a couple kids in the car in front of the TARDIS notice, but not their parents.

* A '''Hit and Run''' occurs in ''Series/MysteryRoad'' when a road train clips a dirt bike and keeps going.This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in an interview with the trucker and a later flashback: the truck is so high and moving so fast that he wasn't aware he'd hit anything till he found the damage on the truck later. Also the bike was attempting to cut in front of the truck from an unexpected direction.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "The Day the World Went Away", a gunfight breaks out between Team Machine and agents of Samaritan in the middle of New York, causing bystanders to flee screaming in all directions. However once it turns into a car chase the '''Robo-Car''' trope mysteriously applies, despite a Dillon minigun opening up on our heroes.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Wonder Woman frequently runs across the roofs of cars, and while plenty of drivers and passengers alike acknowledge that it's happening they just keep driving along like it's an everyday occurrence.

* In ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' Robin and Wildcat have a fight with some carjackers who've stolen an experimental vehicle and stowed it on a semi by jumping across cars and such while the carjackers are driving on a busy freeway and none of the other drivers seem to react. When Robin much later has to fight Riot Act on the freeway the drivers do noticeably react, but mostly because Riot Act tries to hit several of them. Of course, this all happens in Gotham so the public is a bit numb to crazy fights.

* ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' - When Myers stumbles into traffic, the cars all ignore him. One even nicks him, but just keeps on driving.

* In the "Night of a Million Zillion Ninja" arc of ''ComicBook/TheTick'', a ninja messenger crosses a road in the middle of the night and is promptly run over (Jaywalking at night in dark purple pajamas isn't very safe).

** Alternatively, it's New York (and Marvel New York to boot.) Possibly they figure if that's the weirdest thing they see all day, it's a good day.

Or if someone runs/falls/is pushed into traffic. The cars just wizz by without stopping or swerving. At most you'll get a "honk" sound effect put in. Even if they hit someone they just keep on driving.

** Another episode has Peter attempt to fake being crippled in a hit-and-run by an unknown driver to get a movie deal after a falling out with Joe. This fails after Tom Tucker, who Peter took the tape of his "accident" to, that not only is the person getting hit by the car just a scarecrow dressed in Peter's clothes, ''Peter is the one driving the car''.

'''Peter:''' Well there's your hook!\\

* In the final season of ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', a gunfight breaks out between Team Machine and agents of Samaritan in the middle of New York, causing bystanders to flee screaming in all directions. However once it turns into a car chase the '''Robo-Car''' trope mysteriously applies, despite a Dillon minigun being used.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan frequently hitches rides on the top of cars. Rarely does the driver notice the sudden extra weight of a fully grown man on their roof. Nor do any of the people driving around him seem to take much notice of that guy on top of the car next to them.