I like being able to drive at NASCAR-like speeds in my adopted state of Georgia, but overall I have little respect for my roadmates. I don't have to be on the road for long before I see swerving, wrong speeds (too slow/too fast for conditions), running red lights, stopping at flashing yellows, no headlights in the rain, not using turn signals...whatever signs of incompetence you can imagine, you get to see them every day on Atlanta's roads.
Now there's confirmation: it's not just my perception that drivers here are incompetent. GMAC Insurance has administered something called the National Drivers Test in all 50 states and DC. The test is designed to measure knowledge of basic driving laws, and Georgia ranks 47 out of 51. Only California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York score lower.
The state where I grew up and took driver's ed, Oregon, ties for 8th place, and that seems about right.
You can read more about the test results and see how your own state scored here.
And if you like, you can take the National Drivers Test, yourself, here.
I took the test. My score? 95%...and the one question they say I got wrong, I know is correct in some states. So I'll take a gentleman's 100%.
So which one did it say you got wrong? =]
ReplyDeleteIt was the question having to do with whether you can pass someone on the right on a multilane highway. I'm convinced there are places it's illegal (even though people do it all the time).
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks. Yeah, I got that one wrong, too.
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