[mirkwood]

I was 18 when NJ changed it to 19. I was 19 when NJ changed it to 21. I was always grandfathered. It is a difficult decision. My friend was one month away from going onto a nuclear sub, got drunk and hit an oak tree in his yard. 65 mph. Shattered both his legs. The Navy said goodbye. Young males with a license are pretty scary. But for the grace of GOD go I.

[Ron Jeremy]

My friend was one month away from going onto a nuclear sub, got drunk and hit an oak tree in his yard. 65 mph. Shattered both his legs.

And of course people below 21 don't drink, so that would not have happened had the drinking age been higher.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I have buried far too many friends to ever allow one to drive home drunk.

I often play designated driver for my cousins and their friends, even to the point of driving to Louisville (45 miles), Lexington(75 miles), or Cincinnati(125 miles) to pick them up.

I'll most likely end up doing it again this weekend. Most of the bartenders and bouncers at the clubs know me and assist in getting everyone out the door and into my Highlander, and the gate guards at Fort Knox know me on a first-name basis.

[TomGuy]

got drunk and hit an oak tree in his yard. 65 mph

Maybe the solution is to ban all trees with trunks over 3 inches in diameter, as they can cause significant damage.

Maybe the solution is to regulate vehicles to never travel fast enough to cause crashes or major damage (that would be about 5 mph based on the construction of many vehicles).

Maybe the solution is to ban motorized vehicles altogether.

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Somewhere, personal responsibility has to be inserted.

But in the 'feelgood-ism' world, we want to make others -- tavern owners, vehicle manufacturers, liquor distributors, -- responsible for our own irresponsibilities.