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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.women
Subject: Re: drinking age legislation
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Date: Wed, 11-Jul-84 14:03:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 11 14:03:52 1984
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> What I think would be better is to have a higher driving age rather than
> a higher drinking age.  Obviously, of the two combined actions of driving
> and drinking, driving is the most dangerous of the two. 

Also, of the two, driving is the more useful and necessary action.
Have you ever heard of any organization aiming to abolish driving?
(cmp. all the organizations fighting use of alcohol)  Especially in
the North American society, driving and automobiles are generally
regarded as a necessity rather than as a luxury.  Same can not be said
about drinking.

Tom  "biased, and proud of it!"  Haapanen

{allegra,decvax,ihnp4}!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen        University of Waterloo