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Parallel Parking Scares More Americans Than Failing the Driving Test. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows

Parallel Parking Scares More Americans Than Failing the Driving Test. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows

Most people assume the driving test is stressful for one obvious reason: you might fail. But a new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults aged 18 to 54, commissioned by Zutobi, tells a different story. The fears Americans carry into the driving test are more psychological than the failure-fear narrative suggests. And for them, the thing […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Why Nearly Half of American Drivers Don’t Think They’d Pass Their Driving Test Today

Why Nearly Half of American Drivers Don’t Think They’d Pass Their Driving Test Today

For most Americans, the driver’s license is a one-time exam. They pass it once at 16 or 17, the card lives in their wallet for the rest of their life, and nobody asks them to prove it again. Zutobi wanted to know what that permanence looks like in 2026. How confident do American drivers feel […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 18, 2026

North Dakota Driving Test Pass Rates: Road Test Failures Are Up 46% in Two Years, and More Than 4 in 10 Fail the Written Test (Official DOT Data)

North Dakota Driving Test Pass Rates: Road Test Failures Are Up 46% in Two Years, and More Than 4 in 10 Fail the Written Test (Official DOT Data)

In North Dakota, the road test pass rate has fallen every year since 2023, and the number of people failing it has jumped 46% in just two years. The written knowledge test is the opposite. It’s slowly improving, yet more than 4 in 10 people still fail it every single year. We went through three […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 14, 2026

Back to School: The Window Most Families Miss for Permit Test Prep

Back to School: The Window Most Families Miss for Permit Test Prep

By the time the first day of school shows up on the calendar, permit prep has usually turned into a scramble. Registrations, testing appointments, and study time all get squeezed against a schedule that’s suddenly full of homework, practices, and clubs. The smarter window is the one a lot of families miss: the last few […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 05, 2026

Learning to Drive Later in Life: Why More US Adults Are Starting at 30, 40, and Beyond, and What Helps Them Pass

Learning to Drive Later in Life: Why More US Adults Are Starting at 30, 40, and Beyond, and What Helps Them Pass

The DMV testing room is no longer the territory of 16-year-olds alone. More US adults than ever are starting from scratch in their thirties, forties, and fifties, or returning to the test after years of letting a license lapse. They face the same exam as a teenager, but with very different brains and very different […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 05, 2026

Nebraska Driving Test Pass Rates: More Than 1 in 3 Fail, on Both the Written and Road Test (Official DMV Data)

Nebraska Driving Test Pass Rates: More Than 1 in 3 Fail, on Both the Written and Road Test (Official DMV Data)

Across six years of state records, only about 6 in 10 people pass, and that holds for both tests you have to clear: the written knowledge test (about 63% pass) and the behind-the-wheel road test (about 64% pass). Data source: Official Nebraska DMV records, non-commercial Class O passenger and motorcycle tests, written and drive, 2020 […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 05, 2026

Idaho Driving Test Pass Rates: 1 in 3 Fail the Written Test, 9 in 10 Pass the Road Test (Official State Data)

Idaho Driving Test Pass Rates: 1 in 3 Fail the Written Test, 9 in 10 Pass the Road Test (Official State Data)

Idaho keeps records for two separate driver tests: the written knowledge test taken for a permit or license, and the road (skills) test taken behind the wheel. The official numbers for those two tests look very different. Almost every road-test attempt ends in a pass. The written test fails about one in three attempts, and […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 05, 2026

2026 DMV Rules & Test Updates CDL

2026 DMV Rules & Test Updates CDL

What actually affects applicants and current drivers in 2026 falls into two buckets. First, the rules that genuinely took effect this year, covered in the next section. Second, recent rules from 2024 and 2025 that are now fully in force, covered after that. The Changes That Affect Every CDL Applicant and Driver 1. CDL Knowledge […]

by Zutobi · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Nearly Half of Maryland’s Written Driving Tests End in Failure. Most People Pass the Road Test.

Nearly Half of Maryland’s Written Driving Tests End in Failure. Most People Pass the Road Test.

Ask a new driver in Maryland which test worries them most, and most will point to the one behind the wheel. The state’s own records tell a different story. The written test, the part many treat as a formality, is where most people come unstuck. Data source: Official Maryland non-commercial driver’s license records, calendar years […]

by Zutobi · Updated Aug 05, 2026