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!
People younger than 25 get into many more collisions on average for this literal reason.
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.