Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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 Kansas and the least knowledgeable are from New York.
| Rank | State |
|---|---|
| 1. | Kansas |
| 2. | Oregon |
| 3. | South Dakota |
| 4. | Minnesota |
| 5. | Iowa |
| 6. | Nebraska |
| 7. | Indiana |
| 8. | Idaho |
| 9. | Montana |
| 10. | Alaska |
| 11. | Washington |
| 12. | Wisconsin |
| 13. | Oklahoma |
| 14. | North Dakota |
| 15. | Michigan |
| 16. | Missouri |
| 17. | Arizona |
| 18. | Wyoming |
| 19. | Tennessee |
| 20. | Maryland |
| 21. | Nevada |
| 22. | Vermont |
| 23. | Utah |
| 24. | Colorado |
| 25. | Delaware |
| 26. | Maine |
| 27. | Ohio |
| 28. | Virginia |
| 29. | New Mexico |
| 30. | South Carolina |
| 31. | Alabama |
| 32. | Georgia |
| 33. | Illinois |
| 34. | Connecticut |
| 35. | Texas |
| 36. | Arkansas |
| 37. | North Carolina |
| 38. | Massachusetts |
| 39. | Pennsylvania |
| 40. | Mississippi |
| 41. | Florida |
| 42. | Kentucky |
| 43. | New Hampshire |
| 44. | Hawaii |
| 45. | West Virginia |
| 46. | Louisiana |
| 47. | Rhode Island |
| 48. | California |
| 49. | District of Columbia |
| 50. | New Jersey |
| 51. | New York |
Source: General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) Insurance National Drivers Test administered to 5,000 licensed drivers nationwide.
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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