I scored “excellent” but some of those questions weren’t really fair. For instance, “do you make slow, deliberate U-turns?”. What if you don’t make u-turns at all (I don’t)? Obviously then the factually correct answer would be “no”, but “yes” would be more in the spirit of the thing.
Rated ‘excellent’. But your right Manduck. I don’t make U-turns. And it is legal to pass on the right.
(Steepling fingers and doing Monty Burns) Excellent! A couple of questions don’t apply around here, though. There are no MOV lanes. In my state, when two lanes approach an intersection, the left is usually “left only,” and the right is usually “right and straight-ahead,” so you have to use the right turn lane if you want to go straight ahead.
When I was a minor, I drove like an aggressive, dangerous idiot. I got over that.
Poor. But I fail to see how[ul]
[li]Use headlights in cloudy, rainy, low-light conditions. [/li][li]Acknowledge the intentions of others. [/li][li]Make slow, deliberate U-turns. [/li][li]Avoid returning inappropriate gestures. [/li][li]Focus on driving and avoid distracting activities (for example: smoking…) [/li][li]Avoid parking in a disabled space (if you are not disabled). [/li][li]Avoid using the car telephone while driving. [/li][li]Avoid stopping in the road to talk with another driver or a pedestrian. [/li]Avoid inflicting loud music on neighboring cars.[/ul]Any of those are considered aggressive - Some are rude, others are common sense judgements & not that I do all of them - but I don’t see them rising to the level of aggression
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Poor. But I fail to see how[ul]
[li]Use headlights in cloudy, rainy, low-light conditions. [/li][li]Acknowledge the intentions of others. [/li][li]Make slow, deliberate U-turns. [/li][li]Avoid returning inappropriate gestures. [/li][li]Focus on driving and avoid distracting activities (for example: smoking…) [/li][li]Avoid parking in a disabled space (if you are not disabled). [/li][li]Avoid using the car telephone while driving. [/li][li]Avoid stopping in the road to talk with another driver or a pedestrian. [/li][li]Avoid inflicting loud music on neighboring cars.[/ul]Any of those are considered aggressive - Some are rude, others are common sense judgements & not that I do all of them - but I don’t see them rising to the level of aggression[/li][/QUOTE]
No, these were the GOOD behaviors. You’re reading it backwards.
[Rainman]
I’m an excellent driver.
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I only scored ‘fair’ on the test (7 'no’s). But I really am an excellent driver! It’s just that I’m very tactical. 
I got a ‘good’ rating.
Stuff that counted against me that I thought was legit:
- Failing to come to a complete stop at stop signs.
- Returning inappropriate gestures.
- Driving while drowsy.
Stuff that counted against me that I’d question:
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Overtaking other vehicles on the right.
(If there’s a left-lane slowpoke, should traffic just pile up behind him? Nuts to that.) -
Failing to keep to the right as much as possible on narrow streets and at intersections.
(On narrow streets, I tend to lean towards the center unless there’s oncoming traffic. Why? Narrow streets are typically residential streets. My first concern, if neither pedestrians nor moving cars are visible nearby, is the possibility of a kid suddenly darting in front of me from behind some shrubbery, or from between parked cars.
OTOH, I go as far right as reasonably possible at intersections.) -
Not making slow, deliberate U-turns.
(Huh?? Everybody has the right of way over someone making a U-turn. So once you’re clear to make a U-turn, you make it with dispatch, so that you’re not in the way of other traffic while you’re still finishing your turn.)
I liked this one: "Avoid inflicting loud music on neighboring cars. "
I got a Good, FWIW…
I remember asking my driving instructor about this…his answer was that by tending towards the middle, you made the situation more hazardous, for motorcycles in particular and to a lesser extent cycles. If it makes no difference to you, then giving them space to overtake is both courteous and safe.
…of course, I think your idea of ‘narrow streets’ may be a little different…