7rider
05-23-2008, 05:43 AM
Caught this interesting blurb on a study done by GMAC Insurance that indicates that about 33 million American drivers would fail a basic written driver's test regarding rules of the road:
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1408959
From the study (http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/2008/PressRelease.asp):
"ST. LOUIS, MO. (May 22, 2008) – Results from the 2008 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released today found that 16.4 percent of drivers on the road – amounting to roughly 33 million licensed Americans – would not pass a written drivers test exam if taken today. The fourth annual survey, which polled 5,524 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is designed to gauge driver knowledge by administering 20 actual questions taken from state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) exams. Kansas drivers ranked first in the nation, with an average test score of 84.0 percent; New Jersey drivers ranked last, with an average score of 69.9 percent.
"Overall, findings from the 2008 survey indicate that an alarming number of licensed Americans continue to lack knowledge of basic rules of the road."
There's a link to the study at the bottom of the page, and another link within that study for you to take that test (a good refresher - I got a 90% - one I flubbed and I disagree with one they marked wrong...).
http://www.nationaldriverstest.com/national-drivers-test/ndt-test.php
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1408959
From the study (http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/2008/PressRelease.asp):
"ST. LOUIS, MO. (May 22, 2008) – Results from the 2008 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released today found that 16.4 percent of drivers on the road – amounting to roughly 33 million licensed Americans – would not pass a written drivers test exam if taken today. The fourth annual survey, which polled 5,524 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is designed to gauge driver knowledge by administering 20 actual questions taken from state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) exams. Kansas drivers ranked first in the nation, with an average test score of 84.0 percent; New Jersey drivers ranked last, with an average score of 69.9 percent.
"Overall, findings from the 2008 survey indicate that an alarming number of licensed Americans continue to lack knowledge of basic rules of the road."
There's a link to the study at the bottom of the page, and another link within that study for you to take that test (a good refresher - I got a 90% - one I flubbed and I disagree with one they marked wrong...).
http://www.nationaldriverstest.com/national-drivers-test/ndt-test.php