Video games made me a better, and safer, driver. Not just the driving simulator ones either. Grand Theft Auto (and similar open world games) allowed me to practice driving in traffic. Taught me how to drive defensively and see possible collisions before they happen so that I can adjust accordingly.
Now, I know that may not seem like such a big deal for an ordinary person. But for me, it was huge. I am autistic, you see. I have great difficulty filtering out sensory inputs. This made learning to drive quite difficult for me. I had to learn how to filter out all of the things I would see on the road, and focus only on things that you must focus on in order to navigate traffic safely.
It is unlikely I would have been able to learn to drive without video games. :)
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