Don’t Know Much About Driving
posted by Jason Mazzone
In the spirit of fair and balanced reporting, here now some positive news about our non-East Coast readers. According to a new study, the nation’s drivers with the least knowledge of the rules of the road are in the East: in Rhode Island to be exact–followed by Washington D.C., Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. Next time you cross a street in Providence, Boston, Newark or Brooklyn, keep in mind that one in three drivers don’t think they have to stop or slow down for pedestrians and one in five have no idea roads are more slippery when wet. Oregon has the most knowledgable drivers, followed by Washington State. Vermont is third–the only Eastern state in the top twenty-five.
In fairness to East Coasters, knowing how to drive might not necessarily translate into skill behind the wheel. New York cabbies seem oblivious to rules but their passengers are rarely injured.
June 4, 2006 at 3:17 pm
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Thomas Schmeling - June 4, 2006 at 9:20 pm
I live in Rhode Island. I’m not a native Rhode Islander which means I’ll NEVER be a Rhode Islander, at least in the minds of the natives.
While I love my adopted state, I have no trouble believing we have the most ignorant drivers. It shows in their driving.
HOWEVER… I’m pretty sure even RI drivers know roads are more slippery when wet. The question actually asks whether they know roads are more slippery right after rain starts after a dry spell than after it’s rained for a while. Not that they think either one means you need to slow down…
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