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[quote=Anonymous]Driving's an incredibly complex activity and it's actually shocking there aren't even more accidents. You are controlling a huge extension of your body, the edges of which you cannot see, that is moving faster than you ever could in nature and doesn't stop all that well. While you do this you must also watch all the people around you, sometimes using mirrors to do so, and also watch road signs and think about where you're going next. It's culturally normalized to pull this off while also eating, listening to the radio, or talking to somebody in the car (let's not mention texting). And while yes you should keep driving if you miss your turn, in this area that could easily add 15 minutes and we're all scheduled in smaller increments than that and stressed about it. It's frankly not a realistic expectation for the average brain and motor skills.

But just try suggesting that we should close roads to improve walking/biking, or change literally anything about jobs/zoning to minimize driving, and people lose their minds. We really really like our cars here.[/quote]

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