Results overview

Top Line

• Overall, the test shows that nearly 1 in 5 drivers are Unfit for the Road
• The study projects that 36.9 million U.S. residents failed the 20-question, multiple-choice test with a score lower than 70% correct
• This is a 2% increase over last year
• National average score was 77.9%

Best and Worst

• Kansas scored highest with an average score of 82.9% correct.  The Jayhawk State was ranked first for the second year in a row
• Washington, D.C. ranked last for the first time with the nation’s lowest average score of 73.9% correct
• The Northeast region of the U.S. had the lowest average test score (74.9%), while the Midwest achieved the highest average score (77.5%)

Most (and Least) Improved

• Biggest Drop: Alaska plummeted 30 spots from tenth place in 2010 to 40^th place this year. Their average test score decreased from a 79.8% average to a 76% average
• Biggest Gain: Colorado climbed 19 spots from 24^th place in 2010 to third place this year.  Their average test score increased from 77.8% average to 82% average.

Pass/Fail Rates

• New York and D.C. had the highest % of failures: 1 of 3 (34%) of all drivers in New York and Washington, D.C. failed the test
• State With the Lowest % of Failures: Only 1 of 20 (4.5%) of Wyoming drivers failed the test