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The auto insurance company, GMAC, has completed its seventh annual drivers safety survey, the 2011 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. The test asked 20 multiple-choice questions that would be found in a standard DMV written test. The results are not encouraging.
The most striking figure is that 1 in 5 drivers are "unfit for the road." This means about 37 million Americans would fail with less than 70% on the test. The national average was 78%.
New York was among the worst states. In both NY and Washington, D.C., one of three, or 34%, failed the test. D.C. had the lowest average score, at 74%. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the Northeast had the lowest regional score, 75%. The biggest dip of any state goes to Arkansas, which slipped 30 spots to 40th place in 2011.
On the other hand, the best state -- for the second year in a row -- was Kansas, scoring at 83%. Wyoming failed the least: one out of twenty times. The Midwest had the highest regional score, 77.5%. Colorado improved the most, increasing by 19 spots into third place this year.
Several other statistics are of note. Women scored worse than men, failing over one in every four tests. Men failed half as often. Ages 25-34 scored worse than the younger generation, which recently took the DMV test, and worse than the older generation, which boasts the highest scores.
GMAC surveyed just over 5000 people, 16-65 years of age. Each state was represented with at least 100 surveys and the population was representative of the United States, as per its census.
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