36 million drivers would flunk drivers tests

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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.
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* Drivers 35 and older were more likely to pass
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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 <a href="http://www.gmacinsurance.com">www.gmacinsurance.com</a>;.

The following state rankings were released for the 2007 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test:

1. Idaho.
2. Alaska
3. Minnesota
4. Wisconsin
5. Kansas
6. Washington
7. South Dakota
8. Montana
9. Oregon
10. Iowa
11. Nebraska
12. Wyoming
13. Oklahoma
14. Indiana
15. North Carolina
16. New Mexico
17. North Dakota
18. Missouri
19. Delaware
20. Nevada
21. Vermont
22. California
23. Hawaii
24. Texas
25. Maryland
26. Alabama
27. Arkansas
28. Michigan
29. Kentucky
30. Utah
31. Ohio
32. Colorado
33. South Carolina
34. Arizona
35. Florida
36. Maine
37. New Hampshire
38. Mississippi
39. Tennessee
40. Connecticut
41. Virginia
41. Louisiana
43. West Virginia
44. Georgia
45. Illinois
46. Pennsylvania
47. Rhode Island
48. Massachusetts
49. District of Columbia
50. New Jersey
51. New York

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