These are the rankings and average scores for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the GMAC Insurance driving test.

Average: 83.7 percent

1. Oregon 90.6

2. Washington 88.2

3. Vermont 87.5

4. Idaho 87.3 (Tie)

4. South Dakota 87.3 (Tie)

6. Montana 87.2

7. Nebraska 87.0

8. Kansas 86.8

9. Iowa 86.7

10. Wyoming 86.2

11. Wisconsin 86.1

12. Minnesota 86.0

13. Alaska 85.8

14. California 85.6

15. Indiana 85.2 (Tie)

15. Colorado 85.2 (Tie)

17. Michigan 85.1

18. North Dakota 85.0

19. West Virginia 84.8

20. Utah 84.5

21. Mississippi 84.4

22. Illinois 84.3

23. Tennessee 84.2

24. Texas 84.0 (Tie)

24. Kentucky 84.0 (Tie)

26. New Hampshire 83.9

27. Arkansas 83.8

28. Virginia 83.5

29. Arizona 83.4

30. Georgia 83.2 (Tie)

30. Louisiana 83.2 (Tie)

32. North Carolina 83.1 (Tie)

32. Maine 83.1 (Tie)

34. Ohio 83.0

35. Oklahoma 82.9

36. Alabama 82.8

37. Missouri 82.7 (Tie)

37. Delaware 82.7 (Tie)

39. Nevada 82.6

40. South Carolina 82.3 (Tie)

40. Florida 82.3 (Tie)

42. Pennsylvania 82.1

43. New Mexico 81.5

44. Connecticut 80.9

45. Hawaii 80.7

46. Maryland 79.5

47. New York 79.4

48. New Jersey 78.6 (Tie)

48. Massachusetts 78.6 (Tie)

50. Washington, D.C. 76.5

51. Rhode Island 75.1

The test revealed that about one in 11 licensed drivers in the United States would fail a state drivers test, according to GMAC Insurance.

Rhode Island ranked last year, also, with an average score of 77. Last year, Oregon's average score was 89, which still placed at the top of the rankings that year.

Based on average scores, northwestern states generally ranked highest while the bottom-ranking states were mostly in the northeast. One exception was Vermont, which ranked third. Washington state drivers ranked second. Drivers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia ranked at the bottom, with D.C. finishing just ahead of Rhode Island.

Linky

 

Hmm I have had drivers lic. in 3 of hte top 10 states on that list, does that count for anything.

 

I'm not saying the NW is better or anything, but . . . well . . . yeah, we are.

 

ID needs to work on that last .2% that way it makes a nice top 3.

 

Most obviously these clowns have never been to any of the major cities in Texas. Nine out of ten couldn't pass a driving test in a mall parking lot. I'm not sure but I think to qualify now to get a Texas drivers license you have to be able to pay for the license and all fines, everything else is BS. And it is getting worse daily.

 

MO is pretty high considering they dont require drivers ed

 

I remember taking the Louisana test some years ago. I just walked in without any study and aced the test. It was a joke. I have no doubt my 10-year old grandaughter could pass it.
Dono

 

Are you sure you're not talking about all the illegals?

 

Yeah, we drive like it's sunday everyday in the northwest. Keeps people from migrating to our neck of the woods by putting a road block of slow people in the way.

-Kerry

 

I figure the real idiots did not take the test.

 

the only reason that jersey, pennsy, mass, and maryland failed the test is all the dang new york city idiots took the test and claimed they lived there instead of in ny where they came from.