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As I've written before, the automotive section of America Online (AOL) is chock-full of studies, new car reviews and various other auto trends.

The results of one recent AOL article, written by Blair S. Walker, come as no surprise.

Walker writes that according to a survey administered by GMAC Insurance, one out of every six drivers in the United States (about 36 million) would flunk a driver's test is they had to take it today.

According to the results of nationwide survey, New York has the greatest percentage of drivers who would likely fail the test. Idaho has the lowest percentage of drivers who would fail if require to take a test

"The results were pretty eye-opening to us," says Gary Kusumi, president and CEO of GMAC Insurance Personal Lines. "Not only did they indicate that there are wide differences in terms of state scores, but there were significant trends that demonstrated the general public might have forgotten must-know items from when they first took their driver's test."

Also of interest from the GMAC Insurance test:

• Drivers 35 and older were more likely to pass

• Illinois, Georgia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts were the least knowledgeable states overall, with average scores under 75 percent

• Fifty-five percent of the respondents didn't know how many feet before making a left or right turn to activate their turn signals

• The national average score was 77.1 percent

According to GMAC Insurance, 18 percent of respondents failed its National Driving Test in 2007, compared with 9 percent in 2006. The test can be taken online at www.gmacinsurance.com.

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