# Rhode Island ranks lowest for 2nd straight year **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347 "2006-05-26T18:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347/101 "2006-06-01T16:39:15Z")
I was reading an article on this this morning. Now I’ve not spent much time driving in the northeast but I was really struck by the fact all northeastern states did poorly, all ranking in the bottom half of the survey, except for (as **bouv** also noticed) Vermont. Not only did Vermont escape the lower half, they blew the curve with a 3rd place rank. Is Vermont really a safe driving island in a sea of dangerous automaniacs? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347/102 "2006-06-01T20:02:28Z")
> [@Tikki](#): > > Anyway, Washington state ranks #2, with our neighbors to the south beating us out for the top spot. I’m going to have to point that out next time someone complains about the lousy drivers here. Maybe they’re all from Rhode Island. [You mean when I did back here?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7439552&postcount=71) I just don’t understand the emphasis on high scores in a written test when it is certainly not reflected on actual driving ability. Oregon drivers are rude, crude and socially unacceptable in their driving abilities, with Washington State drivers are not far behind. I know, I deal with them all the time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347/103 "2006-06-01T20:13:13Z")
> [@Tikki](#): > > Anyway, Washington state ranks #2, with our neighbors to the south beating us out for the top spot. I’m going to have to point that out next time someone complains about the lousy drivers here. Maybe they’re all from Rhode Island. [You mean when I did back here?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7439552&postcount=71) I just don’t understand the emphasis on high scores in a written test when it is certainly not reflected on actual driving ability. Oregon drivers are rude, crude and socially unacceptable in their driving abilities, with Washington State drivers are not far behind. I know, I deal with them all the time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347/104 "2006-06-01T20:58:49Z")
100%. Wisconsin. Still, #17 with its bad wording was sort of a guess. The pedestrian one is pretty easy if you think about it. Are you ever not going yield to a pedestrian, jaywalking or not? (Hint: if you answer “yes”, cut up your driver’s license) > [@Chronos](#): > > Is it ever a bad thing to turn your front wheels towards the curb, for instance? I was taught to turn the wheels away from the curb when parking going up a hill. This would keep the front of the car from getting out into traffic in the case of parking brake failure. Obviously, the unstated part is that you have to park close enough to the curb for your right front tire to catch it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhode-island-ranks-lowest-for-2nd-straight-year/358347.md?page=5)