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Yes, for example, it becomes more difficult to maintain the necessary attention.
Depression can significantly affect a person's ability to drive safely. Some effects that depression can have on driving include: increased distraction: the driver may focus all their attention on their thoughts, leading to a lack of attention to the traffic environment. Loss of information from the surroundings: the ability to detect important events on the road may decrease because information is sought less actively. Greater insecurity: decision-making may become more uncertain, which can result in errors or behaviour that is unexpected by other drivers.
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No, under no circumstances.
Yes, for example, it becomes more difficult to maintain the necessary attention.
Depression does not affect driving, but the medication taken to treat it does.
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