How to fix the state of things
My idea is the government creates a program that goes something like:
You re-take your red P's test (the one with the person who rides along with you) and if you score over a 95% then the govt halves your rego and ctp insurance for the next 3 years. After the three years is up, you can re-take the exam again. If you fail (that is <95%) the test, you have to wait 3 months before you can take it again.
Then in 10 years when it becomes apparent that those who take up this program are hugely underrepresented in car crashes, it's made compulsory.
EDIT - I think I missed what I was trying to say. the main point is, I think it's not good that we do one test when you're a teenager (more or less) and then never again until you're 80 (more or less). very few other fields that have such high stakes, and such a proven track record of injury and death operate in this way. regular competency checks are common in lots of areas of modern life, why not driving?