A new survey found that 16.4% of American drivers wouldn't pass the written portion of the DMV test if they took it today. That's 33 MILLION Americans who don't know the rules of the road.
--But let's see if you do. Here are the 2 questions that tripped people up the most:
--What should you do when you approach a steady yellow traffic light?
A.) Run it before it turns red.
B.) Stop if it is safe to do so.
C.) Slow down and proceed with caution.
--If you said A or C, you're wrong . . . but so were most people. 84% of drivers didn't know that when you approach a steady yellow . . . you should stop if it's safe to do so.
and #2 - What is a safe following distance?
A.) Ride the bumper of the person in front of you to make them go faster.
B.) Leave a 3-second cushion.
C.) Leave a 10-second cushion and hold up traffic.
--73% of drivers got this wrong. The correct answer is B. You're supposed to leave a 3-second cushion between you and the car in front of you. That means that when the car in front of you passes a sign . . . it should take 3 seconds before you pass the same sign.
--So which places scored lowest on the test? Here are the five worst:
#47.) Georgia
#48.) Massachusetts
#49.) New York
#50.) Washington, D.C.
#51.) New Jersey. (--Jersey drivers only got 69.9% of the questions right.)
