Via NE Republican I found this interesting story from AOL via CNN:
Well, if a test administered by GMAC Insurance is any indication, one in six people cruising our highways and byways—roughly 36 million licensed drivers—would flunk their driver’s test if they had to take it today. Not only that, but based on the 2007 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test data the state with the most road-going dummies is New York, while the most knowledgeable ones are out West to Idaho.[...]
According to GMAC Insurance, 18 percent of respondents failed its National Driving Test in 2007, compared with 9 percent in 2006. The test can be taken online at www.gmacinsurance.com.
The following state rankings were released for the 2007 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test:
Idaho
Alaska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Washington
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Indiana
North Carolina
New Mexico
North Dakota
Missouri
Delaware
Nevada
Vermont
California
Hawaii
Texas
Maryland
Alabama
Arkansas
Michigan
Kentucky
Utah
Ohio
Colorado
South Carolina
Arizona
Florida
Maine
New Hampshire
Mississippi
Tennessee
Connecticut
Virginia
Louisiana
West Virginia
Georgia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
New Jersey
New York
I can’t attest to the soundness of GMAC’s methodology…but I do find it amusing that Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are all that far down on the list.