Ahead of the busy summer driving season, ICBC checked in with BC drivers to gauge their confidence in performing certain driving maneuvers.
According to a new ICBC survey conducted by Ipsos, 59% of B.C. drivers surveyed said parallel parking was the most difficult maneuver to learn when they started to drive, and even today, 41% of drivers say they avoid parallel parking when possible.
The survey also shows that 35% of respondents found backing into a parking stall the second most difficult maneuver to learn, and 20% avoid it altogether if they can now. Finally, 26% of respondents ranked merging onto a highway as the third most difficult maneuver to learn, but only 6% avoid highway merging now when possible.
When it comes to overall driving skills, 68% of B.C. drivers surveyed rated their driving skills as excellent but were critical of other drivers’ skills, with 33% of respondents stating that other drivers have poor driving skills.
