Just too young to know better

ONE of the most thought-provoking items recently printed in an Irish newspaper was that of Sean McCarthaigh, in the Irish Examiner on October 11, 2011.

The article, entitled “21% of young male drivers have raced on roads” related to a study conducted on the psychology of risky driving by young drivers. The study was carried out by Dr Kiran Sarma, a lecturer in psychology at NUI Galway.

In his article, the reporter told us that “Dr Sarma highlighted how biological studies had shown that the part of the brain which involves risk assessment is not fully developed in most adults until after the age of 25”.