Here's a familiar story unfolding: people say they plan in advance for their identity documents, but the reality is often quite different scenario.
The main character, here, is not the traveler with good intentions, but rather the administrative system itself, with its delays and constraints.
A survey can capture what people want to do, but it misses the crucial twist: waiting three months for an appointment at the prefecture, which even the most foresighted are forced to do at the last minute, not by choice, but by obligation.
It's the bureaucracy that dictates the true pace, not the good will of the respondents.