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Most and Least Knowledgeable U.S. Drivers, 2008

Based on the average scores on a 20-question driving 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.

Rank	State
1.	Kansas
2.	Wyoming
3.	Nebraska
4.	Idaho
5.	Montana
6.	Alaska
	South Dakota
8.	Oregon
9.	Iowa
	Washington
11.	Indiana
12.	Wisconsin
13.	Utah
14.	Missouri
15.	Alabama
	Colorado
	Montana
18.	Michigan
.	Texas
	Vermont
21.	North Dakota
22.	Arizona
.	North Carolina
.	New Mexico
.	Oklahoma
26.	Delaware
.	Ohio
28	Florida
29.	Kentucky
30.	New Hampshire
31.	Maine
32.	Illinois
33.	California
	Connecticut
.	Tennessee
36.	Arizona
	Nevada
.	Pennsylvania
39.	South Carolina
40.	Virginia
41.	Rhode Island
42.	Maryland
43.	West Virginia
44.	Louisiana
45.	Hawaii
46.	Mississippi
47.	Georgia
48.	Massachusetts
49.	New York
50.	District of Columbia
51.	New Jersey

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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