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The only good way to address the dangers of youth, inexperience and poor practices of more experienced drivers is better initial and then some recurrent training.
Every driver is at some stage young.
Every driver is at some stage inexperienced.
All drivers receive just one batch of minimal training, and for most that is just not enough. Is the inconvenience of additional training too high a price to pay for saving lives?
Speed (and in some ways fast cars) are a secondary factor. Attempting to curb speed and power is like putting a plaster on a tumour. The root cause in accidents involving speed and power is the driver, not the car. Limiting the car to negate all driver stupidity will not work (and is effort in the wrong direction) since the car would have to be limited to a survivable speed - around 30 to 40 mph.
Some people will need more training than others, but all people need more than one batch on slow roads when they turn 17. If you put millions of poorly trained drivers onto a road system, then it's only natural to expect a load of casualties.
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