Are you a good driver?

Think you're a good driver? Answer these 10 questions to see how good of a driver you really are. Add the points above each answer that you select to calculate your final score.

   4 Points  3 Points  2 Points  1 Point
1). What type of vehicle do you own? sports car mid sized sedan large sedan truck/suv/van

2). On the highway, what lane do you

     drive in most of all?

 far left lane always changing middle/right right lane

3). On a highway with a posted speed of

     65, the safest maximum speed is...

 85 or more 80-85 75-80 65-75
4). Most other drivers on the road... get in the way drive too slow are ok drive too fast

5). A green light just turned yellow and

     you are about 50 yards from the

     intersection, you..

 speed up to get through before it turns red maintain speed and proceed through the yellow light slow down but keep one foot on the brake just in case it turns red slow down and come to a stop at the light
6). In rush hour traffic, I normally... try to get to where I'm going as quickly as possible get frustrated with the other traffic on the road am a little more aggressive drive normally

7). Traffic is at a crawl and cars are

     merging into my lane, I...

 get close to the car in front of me so no one can jump in front of me try to get into the left lane as soon as possible maintain speed let one or more cars in

8). Someone is tailgating you, what do

     you do?

 press my brake pedal quickly to show my brake lights let them pass and then get on their tail slow down to see if they pass drive at normal speed and don't worry about them
9). My normal driving routine is... usually fast paced but safe fast paced when only a few cars are on the road not too fast but sometimes I need to get where I'm going in a hurry steady paced, not going more than 5 mph over the limit
10). I consider myself... faster but safer than others faster than others but only because others drive too slow faster than most a defensive driver

Add your scores and refer to the safety scale below.

10 points total - Congratulations! you are one of the best drivers on the road. Give yourself a pat on the back.

11-20 points total - Very impressive. Others could learn from your driving practices!

21-30 points total - Not too bad, but definitely could use a little work.

31-40 points total - Maybe you should consider a safe driving class or two. Try to think defensively.

41+ points total - Watch out! It doesn't get much worse than this. You should seriously consider public transportation.

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