According to a recent GMAC Insurance poll, 33 million Americans would not pass a written drivers test if they had to take one.  The study pointed out most people still don't understand yellow lights or a safe following distance.  This comes as no surprise to local Highway Patrol officers.

"That reassures why I go to work everyday to educate the public," said Lance Corporal Bob Beres.

We asked several Lowcountry drivers some of the questions off the test and like the rest of the country, some answered incorrectly when asked about yellow signals or how close is too close to follow. 

"Everyone has the expectation that they're going to leave their home and run to the store and be right back but unfortunately a lot of times that doesn't happen," Beres said.

While many of the questions are very basic and should be common sense officials say drivers often get into bad habits that become hard to break.

"If everyone would stop at the stop sign instead of rolling through it, stop at the red lights, obey the speed limit, wear your seatbelt then obviously we'd have a lot less fatalities," he said.

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