This column has long advocated for sensible, practical measures to improve driving standards on British roads. And if we truly wish to become a safer, better motoring nation, I think we all know what needs to be done. We need somewhere for our 17-year-old drivers to go and have a good crash.
Because, as every boardroom motivational poster proclaims, there is no success without failure. As humans, we learn and grow from our mistakes. To improve, to flourish, we should be permitted to get things wrong for ourselves.