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One crucial detail is commonly forgotten among people who drive: Simply having vision is not enough to drive a vehicle. You must be able to process the presence of obstacles and other drivers on the road and react to their presence within an appropriate timeframe, often being within milliseconds or even microseconds. Not everyone can react that quickly, and as a result, it would be dangerous for those people and the people around them to allow them onto the road. Additionally, owning a personal vehicle comes at a cost that not everyone can afford. If you cannot afford the price, you cannot own or even rent a vehicle, effectively putting you in the same position as someone who is incapable of driving.

If you are not able to drive, there are other methods of getting around your local area and even surrounding areas, as long as you live in an area with good or decent public infrastructure, I.e., the location has a reliable [[bus]] system, [[train]] system, and [[sidewalk|sidewalks]] and [[crosswalks|crosswalks]] for you to make it the rest of the way to your destination on foot. However, if none of these systems are in place, or if they are in place but not implemented well, trips taken without a car can prove to be inconvenient at best and dangerous at worst. If an area lacks sidewalks and crosswalks, people who need to walk are forced to walk through the woods or a long the road directly, which increases one's chances of having unfortunate encounters with wildlife or vehicles. Without a reliable bus system, longer trips to other areas far from your current location in the same town or city become impractical and/or impossible. Without a reliable train system, trips to other towns/cities outside of your current one become impractical and/or impossible.

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 One crucial detail is commonly forgotten among people who drive: Simply having vision is not enough to drive a vehicle. You must be able to process the presence of obstacles and other drivers on the road and react to their presence within an appropriate timeframe, often being within milliseconds or even microseconds. Not everyone can react that quickly, and as a result, it would be dangerous for those people and the people around them to allow them onto the road. Additionally, owning a personal vehicle comes at a cost that not everyone can afford. If you cannot afford the price, you cannot own or even rent a vehicle, effectively putting you in the same position as someone who is incapable of driving.
+If you are not able to drive,  there are other methods of getting around your local area and even surrounding areas, as long as you live in an area with good or decent public infrastructure, I.e., the location has a reliable [[bus]] system, [[train]] system, and [[sidewalk|sidewalks]] and [[crosswalks|crosswalks]] for you to make it the rest of the way to your destination on foot. However, if none of these systems are in place, or if they are in place but not implemented well, trips taken without a car can prove to be inconvenient at best and dangerous at worst. If an area lacks sidewalks and crosswalks, people who need to walk are forced to walk through the woods or a long the road directly, which increases one's chances of having unfortunate encounters with wildlife or vehicles. Without a reliable bus system, longer trips to other areas far from your current location in the same town or city become impractical and/or impossible. Without a reliable train system, trips to other towns/cities outside of your current one become impractical and/or impossible.
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