Beware of Dumb
Drivers
By CNNMONEY.COM
The tiny state of Rhode Island still ranks rock bottom
in terms of driving knowledge, according to a national test conducted by GMAC
Insurance. Oregon drivers answered the most questions correctly.
The test revealed that about one in 11 licensed drivers
in the United States would fail a state drivers test, according to GMAC
Insurance.
Rhode Island ranked last year, also, with an average
score of 77. Last year, Oregon's average score was 89, which still placed at the
top of the rankings that year.
Based on average scores, northwestern states generally
ranked highest while the bottom-ranking states were mostly in the northeast. One
exception was Vermont, which ranked third. Washington state drivers ranked
second. Drivers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and the District of
Columbia ranked at the bottom, with D.C. finishing just ahead of Rhode
Island.
The 20-question test was based on
questions asked in state driver's license examinations. A score of 70 or higher
is required to pass a standard state test.
The test and an accompanying survey were completed by
5,288 licensed drivers including at least 100 from each of the 50 states and the
District of Columbia. The survey asked about responses to specific driving
situations.
(Cheat alert: The following paragraph includes some
answers to the test.)
Approximately one in three
drivers said they usually do not stop for pedestrians in
crosswalks. At least one out of five drivers did not know that
pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way. At least one in five also did
not know that roads are most slippery when it first starts to rain after a dry
spell.
AJ
Amazed that Georgia isn't lower on the list. Atlanta has the worst drivers in the country.
Definitely a North/South issue here as well.
Wayman[COOL]