I was a fairly safe driver as a 16 year old. Partially because I'm an involved driver, and partially because I had a big slow land yacht of a Buick station wagon that kept me from going too fast. I'm not surprised that many young guys are involved in accidents because they think they're invincible, they think they know everything, and they need to show off to be cool. That, and the frontal lobe part of the brain (the part that gauges danger mainly) isn't fully developed.
BUT, you can't peg every young male driver with this stereotype. Not all of us are road terrorists with huge egos. Just like AEO, I'd say I easily have a advantage in terms of reaction time.