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

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
29	31	27	Excellent
35	34	36	Good
23	23	22	Only fair
11	9	12	Poor
2	3	3	Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on parallel parking

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
41	22	35	21	Excellent
36	33	41	32	Good
16	30	18	25	Only fair
6	12	5	19	Poor
1	3	1	3	Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on merging into traffic

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
50	49	51	Excellent
40	41	40	Good
7	7	6	Only fair
2	2	2	Poor
1	1	1	Don’t know

Drivers rating themselves on merging into traffic

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
59	39	60	43	Excellent
32	50	33	46	Good
6	7	5	8	Only fair
2	1	2	2	Poor
1	3	2	1	Don’t know

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

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
40	43	38	Excellent
46	46	47	Good
10	8	12	Only fair
2	2	2	Poor
2	1	1	Don’t know

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

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
56	30	47	29	Excellent
36	55	43	51	Good
5	11	8	15	Only fair
2	1	2	3	Poor
1	3	0	2	Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they stay right except when passing

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
44	43	44	Always
45	44	47	Usually
8	9	7	Sometimes
2	3	2	Rarely
1	1	0	Never
0	0	0	Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly they stay right except when passing

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
48	38	46	41	Always
42	45	44	49	Usually
8	11	7	8	Sometimes
2	5	2	1	Rarely
0	1	1	1	Never
0	0	0	0	Don’t know

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

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
52	51	53	Always
39	40	39	Usually
7	7	7	Sometimes
2	2	1	Rarely
0	0	1	Never
0	0	0	Don’t know

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

Washington		Oregon
<55	55+	<55	55+
46	64	48	64	Always
43	30	42	31	Usually
7	5	8	3	Sometimes
3	1	2	1	Rarely
0	0	0	1	Never
1	0	0	0	Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
10	12	7	Excellent
38	37	39	Good
34	35	33	Only fair
12	10	13	Poor
6	6	8	Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
18	6	9	6	Excellent
35	40	38	40	Good
32	37	34	32	Only fair
10	10	14	12	Poor
5	7	7	10	Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on parallel parking

Washington		Oregon
<35	35+	<35	35+
21	8	12	6	Excellent
37	38	41	38	Good
30	37	29	35	Only fair
10	10	11	14	Poor
2	7	7	7	Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on merging into traffic

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
11	12	11	Excellent
42	40	43	Good
33	34	32	Only fair
12	12	13	Poor
2	2	1	Don’t know

Drivers rating other drivers on merging into traffic

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
18	7	14	8	Excellent
40	40	43	43	Good
29	39	30	33	Only fair
12	12	11	14	Poor
1	2	2	2	Don’t know

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

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
11	14	8	Excellent
37	37	38	Good
36	36	37	Only fair
14	12	15	Poor
2	1	2	Don’t know

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

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
21	7	9	6	Excellent
33	40	40	37	Good
33	38	34	40	Only fair
12	13	16	15	Poor
1	2	1	2	Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers stay right except when passing

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
9	11	8	Always
27	28	27	Usually
40	40	41	Sometimes
19	19	20	Rarely
3	2	4	Never
2	0	0	Don’t know

Drivers stating how regularly other drivers stay right except when passing

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
17	5	10	5	Always
31	25	31	23	Usually
35	44	38	43	Sometimes
16	22	19	21	Rarely
1	2	2	5	Never
0	2	0	3	Don’t know

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

Total	WA	OR
1105	566	549	Drivers
9	9	8	Always
27	29	25	Usually
44	44	45	Sometimes
16	15	18	Rarely
2	2	2	Never
1	1	1	Don’t know

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

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
15	4	12	5	Always
35	24	30	21	Usually
36	51	40	50	Sometimes
12	17	16	23	Rarely
1	2	2	20	Never
1	2	2	1	Don’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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