POVO,
while I understand your point, consider that there is 2 people at the controls of an aircraft like the ones you mention not 1 18 year old, maybe if P Plate drivers were trained to the same standard and professionalism as airline pilots the road would reflect it.
The situation may not be ideal but it is what we are facing. Hopefully the skippers working with these youngsters can pass on the "right stuff"
Would it make you feel any better if he was 45 with no experience???