Teenagers aren't known for not putting themselves in dangerous situations. I don't think teenagers are any less safe than an person with equivalently little ex

Teenagers aren't known for not putting themselves in dangerous situations. I don't think teenagers are any less safe than an person with equivalently little experience in normal traffic situations but they are definitively more likely to be less conservative when they do decide to push the limits. There's a difference between navigating a complex intersection and knowing how fast you can/should go on an empty highway.