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What State Is Home To America's Worst Drivers?
Posted on June 5, 2006 at 3:40 PM CST

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As a part-time resident of Florida, I'm constantly forced to deal with the pains of navigating through seas of nearly blind Geritol-laced drivers on a daily basis.

While the idea that there are drivers in other states capable of matching the ineptitude of Floridian drivers is difficult to fathom, a recent driving study conducted by GMAC Insurance found that although Florida scored poorly, there are plenty of other states that provide the same migrane-inducing driving conditions.

So what state is home to this country's worst drivers?

After issuing a 20-question test similar to the DMV's licensing exam to 5,288 drivers around the country, GMAC found that the state possessing the most unknowledgeable drivers is Rhode Island, with a quarter of drivers surveyed not earning a passing grade.  Not surprisingly, other states that performed poorly included Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland, all achieving between a 20-24% fail rate. 

As for what state's drivers performed the best - Oregon achieved the highest results, with only 10% of drivers receiving a failing grade. Washington, Vermont, Idaho and South Dakota held the runner-up spots, achieving an 87%-88% success rate.

If you want to see how your state fared, you can learn more by visiting MSNBC for the full list of states and their rankings.

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