Each year, GMAC Insurance conducts a survey to determine how many American drivers would meet today's basic requirements to obtain a driver's license.

The results of the 2011 survey are in, and the outcome is dismal. The 7th annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test results projected that 18 percent of Americans—or 36.9 million people—would fail the test with a score of less than 70 percent.  

Though the average score across the country was 77.9 percent, up from last year's 76.2-percent average, 85 percent of test takers could not identify the correct action to take when approaching a steady yellow traffic light, and about 75 percent were unaware of safe following distances.

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