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Most and Least Knowledgeable U.S.
Drivers, 2008
Based on the average scores on a 20-question driver's test
commissioned by the GMAC Insurance Company, the most knowledgeable
drivers in the U.S. are from Oregon and the least knowledgeable are from
Rhode Island.
Source: General Motors Acceptance Corporation
(GMAC) Insurance National Drivers Test administered to 5,000 licensed
drivers nationwide.
Widespread Bad Driving Habits
According to the GMAC survey:
- 50% report that they do not know how to merge into heavy
traffic.
- 60% say that they change lanes on a highway without using their
blinker.
- 17% percent of Americans have driven without a rear view or driver's
side mirror.
- 20% do not know that a pedestrian has the right of way at a marked
or unmarked crosswalk.
- 25% drivers would roll through a stop sign rather than come to a
complete stop.
- One-third admit they speed up to make a yellow light even when
pedestrians are in the crosswalk.
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