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elephant.co.uk tested over 3,000 people on their knowledge of some of the tougher roads sign and driving rules. And it was motorists over 60 and those aged 17 to 21 that failed to make the grade.
Here's how the different age groups scored in the test:
- 1st place – 40 to 49 year olds
- 2nd place – 50 to 59 year olds
- 3rd place – 30 to 39 year olds
- 4th place – 22 to 29 year olds
- 5th place – 17 to 21 year olds<
- 6th place – 60+ year olds
Overall, men who took the test scored better than women. But, for the 17 to 21 year olds, it was the men that dragged the overall score down for the age group. Men aged 17 to 21 scored lowest in the men's results, but young female drivers in the same age group took a commendable second place in the women's ranks.
elephant.co.uk managing director, Brian Martin said, "It's interesting to see the two extreme age groups performing the worst in our test. Perhaps the over 60s have forgotten what they were taught and maybe the younger drivers simply weren't paying enough attention when they were learning.
"It's interesting that those in their 40s and 50s wouldn't have sat the theory test which was introduced in 1996 but came top in our test. The theory test seems to have done little to improve knowledge of the Highway Code."
Although the over 60s and 17 to 21 year olds scored the lowest, the study also revealed that more than half of everyone tested completely failed to identify the sign for a T-junction with priority over vehicles from the right, and two-fifths failed to identify the correct sequence for traffic lights at a junction.
Issue date: 16/07/2008
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