Why can young novice drivers have an elevated collision risk, and how should an instructor address it?

1. Age alone determines risk, so every young learner should receive the same intervention regardless of behaviour or exposure
2. Raw reaction speed removes the need to teach anticipation and safety margins
3. The risk comes only from night driving, so daytime training need not address self-assessment
4. Limited driving experience can combine with hazard-perception gaps, confidence, peer influence, and exposure to demanding situations such as night or weekend driving; training should build self-assessment and risk-management strategies