Should Drinking Age Be Lowered?
Should the drinking age be lowered? Recently, there have been a lot of speculation over the drinking age in the United States. There has been multiple debates on whether to lower the drinking age or leave it as it is. The debates started during the late nineties and is ongoing.
The drinking age should remain because of the positive impact.
Although, many advocates of lower the drinking age have argued, if eighteen year olds are allowed to vote, they should have the right to drink at the age the government feels they are responsible to pick the country’s leader. To entrust young Americans to vote should not be a counter argument on the topic because voting cannot kill or injure other people. During the 1970’s the drinking age was lowered to eighteen in a majority of states but researchers discovered.” An increase in the traffic fatalities in these states” ( Griggs 3), because of the increase in accidents the government was forced to step in and demand the states increase their drinking age. It is a proven fact that letting people below the age of twenty one can cause an increasing number of accidents. Lower the drinking age can …show more content…
Countries that have a lowered their drinking age have uncovered the impacts of this decision. A study that took place in New Zealand, “ found that 18 or 19 now face a higher risk of being involved in alcohol- related crashes that cause death or injury” ( Griggs 3), lowering the drinking age could cause a higher risk for car accidents. Many studies have been attempted to provide evidence on why the drinking age is high, “ young drivers (16-20) killed in car wrecks, percentage with positive blood-alcohol levels 61%) ( Griggs 3), this decline is a positive effect of the drinking age at twenty one. The drinking age should not be changed because of positive outcome of raising the drinking lowering car
The drinking age should remain because of the positive impact.
Although, many advocates of lower the drinking age have argued, if eighteen year olds are allowed to vote, they should have the right to drink at the age the government feels they are responsible to pick the country’s leader. To entrust young Americans to vote should not be a counter argument on the topic because voting cannot kill or injure other people. During the 1970’s the drinking age was lowered to eighteen in a majority of states but researchers discovered.” An increase in the traffic fatalities in these states” ( Griggs 3), because of the increase in accidents the government was forced to step in and demand the states increase their drinking age. It is a proven fact that letting people below the age of twenty one can cause an increasing number of accidents. Lower the drinking age can …show more content…
Countries that have a lowered their drinking age have uncovered the impacts of this decision. A study that took place in New Zealand, “ found that 18 or 19 now face a higher risk of being involved in alcohol- related crashes that cause death or injury” ( Griggs 3), lowering the drinking age could cause a higher risk for car accidents. Many studies have been attempted to provide evidence on why the drinking age is high, “ young drivers (16-20) killed in car wrecks, percentage with positive blood-alcohol levels 61%) ( Griggs 3), this decline is a positive effect of the drinking age at twenty one. The drinking age should not be changed because of positive outcome of raising the drinking lowering car