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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker
I think we should reverse the drinking and driving ages. You can drink at 16, but you can't get your driver's license until 21.
A 16-year old that's allowed to drink is only doing damage to himself/herself. But a 16-year old that's allowed to drive could possibly kill several people (even without alcohol being involved...just by driving too fast, talking on the phone while driving, joking around with passengers in the car, fiddling with the radio, etc.)
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Several years ago, a US congressman said, "If I had my way, they'd be able to drink at 16 and not drive until they were twenty-five." There is a certain wisdom to that.