Phantom Car

This really isn’t a word but more of a term. So when you are walking across the street and you hear a car but there is no car that’s what I call phantom car. The real science behind the term is your hearing cars on a different street go by.

For example say you’re walking with friends or family and you start walking across, but whoever you’re walking with is concerned because they “hear a car” you can just tell them it is phantom car.