"Bob Noel" wrote in message
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otoh - new drivers have not received much training nor have they been
tested to any meaningful standard. Pilots have (or should have).

Well, a) the comparison was at least 50% facetious (the following paragraph
should have illustrated that), and b) regardless of the training offered, a
new pilot or driver is at greater risk for certain kinds of accidents than a
more experienced one. You can't necessarily compare a new driver to a new
pilot, but you can easily compare a new driver to an experienced driver, and
a new pilot to an experienced pilot.