Rookie racing is all about staying alive. As John Henry said, "Your goal as a Rookie is to get out of Rookie". The good thing is that the really bad drivers rarely get out of rookie. They just never get enough car control or testosterone control to get their Safety Rating up.
That's the idea behind Safety Rating. The higher levels are populated with drivers, who have at least made it out of Rookie, so the racing is much cleaner.
Having said, that I'd say 99% of the Rookie incidents aren't malicious, just bad judgement and car control. I've been helping my fiance's two son's learn iRacing. They try hard, but they just don't have the car control or judgement yet. They'll be ok and will get out of rookie, but I wouldn't want to get too close to them right now. ;-)
If you're a D or above driver you won't have to...
Rookies aren't malicious. Just not very good yet.... Most of them realize that other rookies are struggling just like them. There are some that wonder why they just got hit and can't understand it, but most understand. Often in those cases where tempers flair in a rookie race, it's the kettle calling the pot black. If they were really that good, they probably wouldn't have been anywhere near the guy that hit them. And if they are that good, they'll be out of rookie in a heartbeat anyway.... :eek: