NW Poll

Driving Skills

June 10, 2019 by PEMCO Insurance

According to the 2019 PEMCO Insurance NW Poll a vast majority of drivers give themselves high marks when it comes to driving skills like parallel parking and merging, but give fellow NW drivers much lower grades. How about you? How well do you (and others) think you drive? Would the opinions be different?

Drivers rating themselves on parallel parking

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
2927Excellent
3536Good
2322Only fair
1112Poor
23Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on parallel parking

Oregon
MaleFemale
3521Excellent
4132Good
1825Only fair
519Poor
13Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on merging into traffic

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
5051Excellent
4040Good
76Only fair
22Poor
11Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on merging into traffic

Oregon
MaleFemale
6043Excellent
3346Good
58Only fair
22Poor
21Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on driving in the rain or when the weather is bad

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
4038Excellent
4647Good
1012Only fair
22Poor
21Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on driving in the rain or when the weather is bad

Oregon
MaleFemale
4729Excellent
4351Good
815Only fair
23Poor
02Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they stay right except when passing

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
4444Always
4547Usually
87Sometimes
22Rarely
10Never
00Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they stay right except when passing

Oregon
MaleFemale
4641Always
4449Usually
78Sometimes
21Rarely
11Never
00Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they pay attention to driving and don’t allow distractions

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
5253Always
3939Usually
77Sometimes
21Rarely
01Never
00Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they pay attention to driving and don’t allow distractions

Oregon
<5555+
4864Always
4231Usually
83Sometimes
21Rarely
01Never
00Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
107Excellent
3839Good
3433Only fair
1213Poor
68Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

Oregon
MaleFemale
96Excellent
3840Good
3432Only fair
1412Poor
710Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

Oregon
<3535+
126Excellent
4138Good
2935Only fair
1114Poor
77Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on merging into traffic

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
1111Excellent
4243Good
3332Only fair
1213Poor
21Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on merging into traffic

Oregon
MaleFemale
148Excellent
4343Good
3033Only fair
1114Poor
22Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on driving in the rain or when the weather is bad

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
118Excellent
3738Good
3637Only fair
1415Poor
22Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on driving in the rain or bad weather

Oregon
MaleFemale
96Excellent
4037Good
3440Only fair
1615Poor
12Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers stay right except when passing

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
98Always
2727Usually
4041Sometimes
1920Rarely
34Never
20Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers stay right except when passing

Oregon
MaleFemale
105Always
3123Usually
3843Sometimes
1921Rarely
25Never
03Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers pay attention to driving and don’t allow distractions

TotalOR
1105549Drivers
98Always
2725Usually
4445Sometimes
1618Rarely
22Never
11Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers pay attention to driving and don’t allow distractions

Oregon
MaleFemale
125Always
3021Usually
4050Sometimes
1623Rarely
220Never
21Don’t know

About the PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll
PEMCO Insurance commissioned this independent survey, conducted by FBK Research of Seattle, that asked Washington and Oregon residents questions about driving habits and attitudes toward current Northwest issues. The sample size, 600 respondents in Washington and 600 in Oregon, yields an accuracy of +/- 4.1 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. In other words, if this study were conducted 100 times, in 95 instances the data will not vary by more than the associated error range.

About PEMCO Insurance
PEMCO Insurance, established in 1949, is a Seattle-based provider of auto, home, boat, and umbrella insurance to Northwest residents. PEMCO Insurance is sold to consumers by the method they choose – phone, local community agents, or online. 

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