While experience and maturity obviously help, the rates actually drop on a smoother curve than one might think. 25 is partly arbitrary, and partly due to public misunderstanding of the limitations of the early famous studies on brain development. A purely statistical decision would probably make the cutoff 20 or 22. Also, let me have my brick-wall comedy club joke! Wait til you hear my thoughts on airplane food!
While experience and maturity obviously help, the rates actually drop on a smoother curve than one might think. 25 is partly arbitrary, and partly due to public misunderstanding of the limitations of the early famous studies on brain development. A purely statistical decision would probably make the cutoff 20 or 22. Also, let me have my brick-wall comedy club joke! Wait til you hear my thoughts on airplane food!
https://aaafoundation.org/research/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuries-deaths-relation-driver-age-united-states-2014-2015/
https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/overview/age-of-driver/
Drivers still gain experience.