I was just thinking about all the assumptions made in this thread. At 16, my nephew had been drag racing a junior dragster for 7 years and moved into an alcohol funny car. He had plenty of time behind the wheel driving the tow vehicle - a quad cab dually pickup with a 2 car trailer - both around the track areas, as well as on the road (not legally).

At that age, he was a better, more experienced driver than most people on the road (based on my driving experiencing, seeing all the morons on the road every day).

The improper assumption is that someone young can't possibly have any driving experience, or that old farts driving poorly for decades somehow are better, or more capable drivers. I don't see it.