Chris Sullivan is dissatisfied, however not shocked, over the underwhelming arise from the KIRO Newsradio Traffic driving test. (Courtesy of Chris Sullivan/KIRO Newsradio).

( Courtesy of Chris Sullivan/KIRO Newsradio).



BY CHRIS SULLIVAN.

KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter.

Last week our KIRO Newsradio traffic group assembled a short driving test to inspect your knowledge of the rules of the road. The results, well, were not good.

I am a little shocked by these outcomes, but I think I shouldn't be, considering what I see every day on the roads.

Can you pass KIRO Newsradio Traffic team's driving test?

To pass the composed test in Washington state, you require to get 80% of the 40 concerns proper. We asked 13 questions, and only 31% of the almost 1,100 respondents passed our test.

69% stopped working. Let that sink in.

I'm not here to condemn. I'm here to assist inform.

Time for class.

How much room must you give a bicyclist when passing them in an automobile?

This is the concern people missed out on one of the most. Just 42% got this one right. The response is 3 feet. If you wish to offer more room, that's fine, but the law is just 3 feet. Most wrong guesses provided bikes more room.

For how long can you stay in a left turn lane prior to making that turn?

Only 51% got this one right.

This is a substantial issue approaching intersections on busy roadways where people pass all the stopped traffic to get up to a left turn light. The answer is 300 feet, and you can not use that lane for passing.

How much area should you leave between you and the cars and truck in front of you on the highway?

According to the motorist's handbook, you must offer yourself 4 seconds between you and the vehicle in front. Just 56% of individuals got that one right. You can judge that by choosing a spot that cars and truck passed and counting up to four. If you reach that area prior to 4 seconds, you're following too close.

Can you utilize a mobile phone while driving?

We all know that holding our phones while driving is illegal. But 40% of test-takers didn't realize that you can put your phone in your hand to report unlawful activity. You can also use it for summoning medical or emergency situation aid.

Are you allowed to utilize high beams at all times?

We get a lot of complaints about the brand-new high intensity lights, but a lot of chauffeurs have their high beams on all the time. It can be really unsafe. Only 63% of individuals got this one right. You require to turn them off within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle. That limit is 300 feet of a car in front of you.

More from Sully: Speed reduction coming for SB I-5 near Kent-Des Moines Road.

I have long been a proponent of making us all take the composed exam every 10 years to keep our licenses. I believe this study - - though small in sample size - - shows that a lot of us do not understand some really essential rules of the roadway.

Checking out over the manual may simply make you a much better motorist.

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