I cannot believe there is still such prejudice against younger people. Yes they might be prone to do something silly but that doesn't mean they are brainless idiots who put the rest of us at risk!
One thing nobody ever "researches" is the close calls, especially when it's someone else's fault. I bet people under 30 are better drivers than people over 60 purely because their reactions are quicker. What is more dangerous someone who chooses not to drive safely or someone who CANNOT? OK they might be as bad as each other but at least younger people learn whereas older people with slow reactions can only get worse.
I have nothing against people over 60 (or even 70) as long as they can prove they are good drivers after a certain age. I'm willing to be judged when I'm at that age since I doubt that I will ever admit to not being a good driver after driving for 35 years.
Please get off your high horses and look at individuals not age brackets!

Alex Krondiras, Manchester, UK

The binge drinking culture begins under 17. This age group take their free-n-easy attitude with them onto the road. Some do it without any regard for having a driving licence. And it's all about 'will I get caught' and then 'If I get caught how bad will the punishment be?'. And sadly we have a generation of late teens who are just following on from parental example. Far too many youngsters never develop any kind of social responsibility until it's too late. It my sound fuddy duddy but it all starts with good parenting (single or two-parent). It's not governments job to bring up the nation. That's why they are trying everywhere to do the job for us. If we don't get it bedded down into our young people soon, we can expect the government to intervene even more. Someone somewhere is going to have to stand up and say we have to change our attitude and get government to trust us more. The we'll have true freedom.

Freedom needs trust. Trust demands the taking of responsibility.

Alan Shirley, Kingston upon Thames,

'He said that figures from the force’s drink-drive campaign at Christmas showed that, of the 142 drivers who tested positive for alcohol, 69 were men under the age of 30'

I love this quote, less than half of the people caught drink driving over christmas were under 30, what is this supposed to prove? That surely means that more than half were over 30. I am amazed by this as police around here seem to pull the younger drivers over and breathalise them for the most stupid reasons(I had once left my fog lights on from driving through the peake where it was foggy) and I can't see it being any different anywhere else. Based on this I reckon that they must have tested at least double the number of young drivers to make sure that the figures looked alright. As for the advertising.. I'm 21... I remember them, the 'in the summer time' campaign from when I was very young still has a place in my mind when I am out ordering a coke.

Mike, Peterborough,