MattFancy Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Where do the worst drivers in the country live? New York is #1. But what about DC/MD/VA? Check it out! http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/993/where-the-worst-drivers-live/;_ylc=X3oDMTE5ZmdmcGVkBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawN3b3JzdC1kcml2ZXJz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 36, 40, 44 Have these people never driven in these areas?!? That is SO far from realistic it's almost funny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 36, 40, 44Have these people never driven in these areas?!? That is SO far from realistic it's almost funny.. Its the reverse order. So DC is the 8th worst, MD is the 11th worst, and VA is 16th worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Its the reverse order. So DC is the 8th worst, MD is the 11th worst, and VA is 16th worst Damn, got quoted before I could fix it! I just saw that when I went back to take the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Damn, got quoted before I could fix it!I just saw that when I went back to take the test. Got a 75% on the test...not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panel Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I got a 90% on the test. Pretty good for being in the "worst" driving demographic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 90% for me. missed 2 with questionably worded answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Okay. I was about to go off on how they had never been to Utah,but read this first. GMAC Insurance has released the results of its National Drivers Test for 2009. The test, which measures basic knowledge of driving laws, was given to more than 5,000 drivers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia -- and New Yorkers finished last. Last year's loser, New Jersey, improved its score just enough to leap over New York. Hawaii, California and Georgia rounded out the bottom five. daho and Wisconsin drivers tied for the highest average score, with an 80.6.The point of the test, of course, is not just to confirm what anyone who's tried to merge onto the Thruway already knew. It's to measure how much we know about safe driving. And the news isn't good. Oh they know here,but actually doing so is another matter entirely. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 90%. I suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Its the reverse order. So DC is the 8th worst, MD is the 11th worst, and VA is 16th worst That seems pretty accurate to me. Edit: 95%, i missed the fog question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I just bought a new steel reinforced bumper. Get the **** up out of my way!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 90% for me on the test. missed the "safe driving distance" question... if 3 seconds is safe, wouldn't 10 seconds also be safe? also, seconds don't measure distance. flawed question. missed another random one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 36, 40, 44 Maybe the numbers have changed, because the list I see has Virginia @ 21 not 36. I think that number is skewed and they should separate northern Virginia from the rest of the state, because people around here drive like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroc96 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Its the reverse order. So DC is the 8th worst, MD is the 11th worst, and VA is 16th worst Naw, VA drivers suck bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Oh, I liked this one: When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to the rear bumber)... C. You help reduce traffic congestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Bad drivers cannot be determined by a written test. There are plenty of people who would ace a driving test but can't apply their knowledge to the road, or are just plain physically incapable of good driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Naw, VA drivers suck bad I lived in both places for a while, and I am going to go with Maryland being worse, but not by a whole lot. Both states have some very bad drivers. I have a pretty clean driving record, and my insurance rate skyrocketed when I moved to Maryland a few years ago. I was not very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 So the states with exactly straight roads forever and squares you can see from space are safer than the MESS that is cities ... okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 90% for me on the test.missed the "safe driving distance" question... if 3 seconds is safe, wouldn't 10 seconds also be safe? also, seconds don't measure distance. flawed question. missed another random one too. They use seconds to measure the distance between two vehicles traveling about the same speed. if you are traveling 10 seconds behind a vehicle, going 60 miles per hour, with 5,280 feet in a mile, traveling a mile per minute, you are traveling 1/6 of a mile behind the car in front of you, giving you 880 feet between you and the car in front of you. 3 seconds in the well known general rule of thumb as the minimum safe distance to travel behind another vehicle, this is based on the drivers ability to recognize a situation and react accordingly, and the distance the car will travel going at a certain speed, with the 3 second cushion. at 50mph it is 3 seconds, at 60mph it is about 3.5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10fttall Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 The test may not be definitive in deciding the actual worst drivers, but I'll have to agree with the results for 1st and 2nd worst. I'm from Hampton Roads and have lived in all across the country. The drivers around here are much worse than anywhere else I've seen. You've got the usual pokey and inconsiderate stuff like everywhere, but here, you've also got massive immigrant populations who are (for the most part) driving illegally, and not doing a very good job of it. PLUS, you've got the arrogant, the powerful, and the douchbag guido drivers around here in spades. It all makes for a horrible situation, especially in Staten Island where I live with, literally third world roads that are an abomination and a very real hazard to your car's safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Only 48? With all the FoB's, illegals, snowbirds and straight up mouth breathers that this state has, I'm surprised it's not #50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 They use seconds to measure the distance between two vehicles traveling about the same speed.if you are traveling 10 seconds behind a vehicle, going 60 miles per hour, with 5,280 feet in a mile, traveling a mile per minute, you are traveling 1/6 of a mile behind the car in front of you, giving you 880 feet between you and the car in front of you. 3 seconds in the well known general rule of thumb as the minimum safe distance to travel behind another vehicle, this is based on the drivers ability to recognize a situation and react accordingly, and the distance the car will travel going at a certain speed, with the 3 second cushion. at 50mph it is 3 seconds, at 60mph it is about 3.5 seconds. understand the general concept and it's popular usage, but you cannot measure distance with units of time. i was taught using car lengths... equally vague, of course. i've never heard of the well known rule of 3 seconds though. but if 3 seconds is safe, isn't 10 seconds even safer, let alone the primo safety afforded by 20 seconds? still a dumb question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Bad drivers cannot be determined by a written test. Agreed. There's knowing the rules' date=' and then there's giving a **** about following them. If there was some way to objectively measure the actual incidence rate of insanely dangerous driver behavior, the list would look a bit different. You couldn't use accident stats for it though, because places with crazy drivers probably also tend to be places where folks are better at [i']looking out for [/i]crazy drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Wait, where's the test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 understand the general concept and it's popular usage, but you cannot measure distance with units of time. Of course you can! The meter is officially defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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