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Risk assessments.

A younger person will have higher confidence in their new skills and take higher risks, completely forgetting how underpowered their car actually is. They will perform that risky overtake of a long vehicle at night.

An older person will be more cautious due to experience of life in general and perhaps more responsibilities (mortgage, family, career).

I got my license when I was 17 and still love the freedom of driving over 20yrs later. Learning "advanced" techniques with a manual car has added to the fun too - heel-toe braking; shifting blips; double de-clutching; etc - all make the drive more engaging (and smoother).

An EV on a motorway is my idea of hell!