Sorry to inundate you with statistics, but with a topic like this, facts are important...
BTW, it wasn't stated within this document, but I'm guessing 1982 is the year they raised the drinking age? Sounds like it.
Percentage of College Freshmen Who Drink Beer Frequently or Occasionally
Survey results indicate that the percentage of college freshmen who report drinking beer frequently or occasionally is 34 percent lower in 2000 than in 1982.
Source: The American Freshman Survey, sponsored by UCLA and the American Council on Education and conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
Total Fatalities in Drunk-Driving Crashes
The number of people killed in drunk-driving crashes has declined 31 percent since 1990 and 41 percent since 1982.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2000.
Total Fatalities in Teen Drunk-Driving Crashes
The number of people killed in crashes involving drunk teenage drivers (ages 16-20) decreased 64 percent from 1982-1999.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2000.
http://www.nbwa.org/advocates/statistics.html
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