Chicago DUI attorney is shocked by the low pass rate on written driver's exams

This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here about the safest drivers in the country.  She will admit to being dismayed over Illinois’ rank in having drivers pass a written driving exam.

May 31, Chicago, IL

It really is bad out there.

Nearly one in five licensed U.S. drivers would not pass a written driver's test if they had to take it today, according to a survey by GMAC Insurance.

The average score on a 20-question written driving exam was 76.6 percent, according to the survey, which gave the test to 5,205 U.S. drivers. The score was down from last year. A total of 18.4 percent would flunk.

Illinois was in 33rd place, with an average score of 76.6 percent and a failure rate of 17 percent. New York came in last with an average score of 70 percent.

Some questions were especially tough for people -- 85 percent couldn't identify the correct action to take when approaching a steady yellow light.

The answer? "Stop if it is safe to do so."

Seriously, Chicago’s own Secretary of Education and Land of Lincoln transplant Secretary of Transportation ought to band together to improve literacy; it looks like it is tantamount to improving safety on our highways.