41 Million Licensed Americans May be Unfit for Roads

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: zeruty
I got 8 wrong according to the site. I chose B, and the site says the answer is C. I've always heard you're not supposed to pass on the right...

8. You may pass on the right of another vehicle when:
A. When traveling on a multi-lane highway carrying two or more lanes of traffic in the same direction
B. The other vehicle is making or about to make a left turn, when a lane is provided to pass on the right
C. Both answers are correct


This is all I can find in the online drivers guide for my state:

Yeah, I was also taught that you're not supposed to pass on the right. I'll still do it when some jackass is going 55 in the left lane in a 60 zone, but that's not what I was taught.
I got my license in Texas, and B appears to be the correct answer there

so i didn't get that one wrong, 100% for me

 

[SonnyDaze]

Scored a 95%.

Missed number 16.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
I got an 80%, the other two I missed were the diamond sign (it's been a while since I have seen a yield sign, forgot it was a triangle...) and the one about the fog, I put high beams because it's typically what I do in heavy fog. I guess they just assume that no one turns them to low when other cars go by...

No, it's because you're not supposed to use high beams in heavy fog. The fog reflects too much of the light back at you. High beams can decrease visibility in fog.

Oh, that makes sense, maybe I haven't actually been in heavy fog then, because I definitely used them and it definitely helped. I can't actually remember the last time I've had fog that actually impaired my vision to any actual dangerous extent, not for the last 5 years for sure, since I moved to CO. In fact, I'm probably just making this all up as I go, I really have no idea.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

The GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test
Your Score: 95%

Same here.

same here. Missed #18.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
100% Anyone who gets less than 90% should not be allowed on the road.

ZV

I drive a lot better than my results indicate, I hope. I've never seen flashing reds at an intersection in my life.

Crazy. It's more common in rural areas, where they want to increase visibility of an intersection without needing to actually use a full-on traffic light. But I've seen it in cities when they're working on the lights for an intersection or something. It'll just flash red, indicating that it's to be treated like a stop sign.

I don't often see flashing yellow lights but as I understand it, they mean slow down/caution, not stop.

Yes, typically when you have a flashing yellow, the cross street has a flashing red (at least around here).

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
I got an 80%, the other two I missed were the diamond sign (it's been a while since I have seen a yield sign, forgot it was a triangle...) and the one about the fog, I put high beams because it's typically what I do in heavy fog. I guess they just assume that no one turns them to low when other cars go by...

No, it's because you're not supposed to use high beams in heavy fog. The fog reflects too much of the light back at you. High beams can decrease visibility in fog.

Oh, that makes sense, maybe I haven't actually been in heavy fog then, because I definitely used them and it definitely helped. I can't actually remember the last time I've had fog that actually impaired my vision to any actual dangerous extent, not for the last 5 years for sure, since I moved to CO. In fact, I'm probably just making this all up as I go, I really have no idea.

Well, like many of the questions on this test, the answer is obvious if you're actually in the situation. The real answer to the fog question should be, "whichever helps you see better," though you do have to have lights on because other cars need to be able to see you.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
100% Anyone who gets less than 90% should not be allowed on the road.

ZV

I drive a lot better than my results indicate, I hope. I've never seen flashing reds at an intersection in my life.

Crazy. It's more common in rural areas, where they want to increase visibility of an intersection without needing to actually use a full-on traffic light. But I've seen it in cities when they're working on the lights for an intersection or something. It'll just flash red, indicating that it's to be treated like a stop sign.

I don't often see flashing yellow lights but as I understand it, they mean slow down/caution, not stop.

I swear most people don't understand the concept of merging or on-ramps though. God. I'm always stuck behind some loser who's still going 35 by the time he's trying to merge. Either that or, if I'm at the front of the line, I accelerate to the same speed as traffic but the idiot behind me is way, way back and going 35-40 while attempting to merge into 60+ mph traffic. I have honestly almost never seen someone do this correctly. When they do, it stands out and I notice it, but for how crazy a lot of drivers are, they also seem incapable of using their gas pedals. My car has just 109 hp and I'm able to get to 60 mph by the end of an on ramp easily.

Out in Indiana, there are a few flashing red lights that I regularly encountered that could be seen from several miles away at night. It's really annoying, because you can't tell that the light is so far away so you start slowing down.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
90%. 14 and 18 got me. I read 14 as effectively accepting speeding.

There is an emergency vehicle coming from behind you with emergency lights on and flashing. You should:

Pull over to the right? And if you're on a highway? :/

I was on a three-lane (3 in each direction) highway and a police officer with lights and siren came up on the group of traffic I was in. Most of us went right as you are supposed to do. The guy in the left lane went left.

The police officer shouted at him (via the car's bullhorn) to, "Always move RIGHT!"

So yes, even if you're on a highway, you should pull over to the right.

ZV

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: smack Down

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
If the light turns yellow and you can stop safely, you should stop.

Why and get rear ended by the guy behind you?

The fact that other people are idiots is no excuse to be an idiot yourself.

ZV

 

[shortylickens]

I obey the rules.
And watch a dozen people a day do ridiculously stupid shit with impunity.

I say: If you can do it and get away with it, go for it. Life is too short to worry about other peoples safety. After all, Washington fought and Jefferson wrote so you could be an asshole on a daily basis.

 

[miketheidiot]

Your Score: 70%

lol

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: isekii
The GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test

Your Score: 200% Challenge a friend

Newsletter please.

 

[mxyzptlk]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, typically when you have a flashing yellow, the cross street has a flashing red (at least around here).

Around Los Angeles, I only see flashing yellow lights in front of Fire stations and sometimes at crosswalks that are in the middle of a block.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Yes, typically when you have a flashing yellow, the cross street has a flashing red (at least around here).

Around Los Angeles, I only see flashing yellow lights in front of Fire stations and sometimes at crosswalks that are in the middle of a block.

Some of them around here are on a schedule, at night they'll be flashing yellow/red, but function as normal stoplights during the day. Beats sitting at a red light like a chump when there's no other traffic for miles

 

[Evadman]

The GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test
Your Score: 100% Challenge a friend

Anyone who got < 100% needs to get the hell off my road. There is a reason that I live in the "city of bad drivers" you all suck!

 

[thomsbrain]

I got 90%, missing the pedestrian question and the driving on the shoulder question. I was specifically taught in driving school to use the shoulder to pass someone who is turning left if it is safe to do so. Also, it is illegal for a pedestrian to cross the road outside of a sidewalk, so why should I stop in the middle of the fucking road to encourage them to do it?

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
it is illegal for a pedestrian to cross the road outside of a sidewalk, so why should I stop in the middle of the fucking road to encourage them to do it?

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The fact that other people are idiots is no excuse to be an idiot yourself.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
90%. 14 and 18 got me. I read 14 as effectively accepting speeding.

There is an emergency vehicle coming from behind you with emergency lights on and flashing. You should:

Pull over to the right? And if you're on a highway? :/

I was on a three-lane (3 in each direction) highway and a police officer with lights and siren came up on the group of traffic I was in. Most of us went right as you are supposed to do. The guy in the left lane went left.

The police officer shouted at him (via the car's bullhorn) to, "Always move RIGHT!"

So yes, even if you're on a highway, you should pull over to the right.

ZV

I'll generally agree, but on the highway I commute on, there are only two lanes with no shoulders on either side (blocked by barriers and cliffsides), and the general practice is for emergency vehicles to pull through bumper-to-bumper traffic by splitting lanes like a motorcycle and having everyone dive to the edge of their respective lane.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
it is illegal for a pedestrian to cross the road outside of a sidewalk, so why should I stop in the middle of the fucking road to encourage them to do it?

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The fact that other people are idiots is no excuse to be an idiot yourself.

Sorry, this is like saying I should stop my car dead anytime I see another car, because that car MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal. The fact that a pedestrian MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal is not a logical reason for me to stop my car. It would be unsafe and idiotic for me to stop for this reason and would risk my life and the lives of anyone following me.

 

[Martin]

There's a huge difference between how I answer those questions and how I actually drive.

For example:
What is the fastest you can go on a highway?
bullshit answer: posted speed limit
actual answer: ~120 in a 100, ~110 in 90 or as fast as the dude in front of you is going.

You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle:
bullshit answer: never
actual answer: when the fucker in front you is going too slow.

etc

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: coloumb
95% because the answer to question 18 is obviously wrong:

http://www.drivingschool.ca/drivereducation/page16.html

"A flashing yellow beacon above an intersection, above a warning sign or on an obstruction in the road, warns you to drive with caution."

Same here.

 

[Quiksilver]

Meh. I scored 95%

Got this wrong.

16. Under most conditions what is a safe following distance?
A. 3 seconds
B. 10 seconds
C. 20 seconds

Answered B, but correct answer is A, but fuck that I don't measure that shit in seconds; I measure in car lengths.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
it is illegal for a pedestrian to cross the road outside of a sidewalk, so why should I stop in the middle of the fucking road to encourage them to do it?

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
The fact that other people are idiots is no excuse to be an idiot yourself.

Sorry, this is like saying I should stop my car dead anytime I see another car, because that car MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal. The fact that a pedestrian MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal is not a logical reason for me to stop my car. It would be unsafe and idiotic for me to stop for this reason and would risk my life and the lives of anyone following me.

Yeah, you're right, you should probably just mow the ignorant bastard down to teach him a lesson.

 

[AdamK47]

Only 41 million?

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
This is like saying I should stop my car dead anytime I see another car, because that car MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal. The fact that a pedestrian MIGHT do something unexpected and illegal is not a logical reason for me to stop my car. It would be unsafe and idiotic for me to stop for this reason and would risk my life and the lives of anyone following me.

That is a fallacy. The person crossing the street is already breaking the law, it is an entirely different situation. Here is a better question: A person is crossing the street outside of a sidewalk. Do you stop safely and let the pedestrian finish crossing, or do you run the pedestrian over and kill him?

Here's a hit: One will result in you being charged with manslaughter.

In addition, why is it unsafe to stop your car? Is there lava behind you that will envelop your car if you stop? Or is it another car, that is required by law to stop before running into you?