Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdccs6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdccs6!ix192 From: ix192@sdccs6.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Big Push Against Drunk Driving Message-ID: <1255@sdccs6.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 14:56:15 EST Article-I.D.: sdccs6.1255 Posted: Mon Mar 12 14:56:15 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Mar-84 20:39:12 EST References: <270@charm.UUCP> <654@eosp1.UUCP> <2072@ihuxf.UUCP>, <68@fisher.UUCP> Organization: Hacker's Haven, U.C. San Diego Lines: 40 In reply to **dan's article: I second your drunk driving opinions, but you are forgetting a few things. 1) The drinking age for alcohol is not set merely because of drunk drivers. Drunk anybodys can be dangerous. Generally people have to do more for themselves as they get older, and they get more responsible, so therefore they can supposably be wildly drunk and resonably responsible at the same time. However, this has nothing in account for the teenagers who matured a little faster than their peers and are restriced from "adult" restaurants, bars, dance clubs, etc., and the irresponsible "adults" who will get drunk and drive or whatever despite their age and (hah!) maturity. 2) If you raise the driving standards so high that only half of the "drivable" population can drive, how are the rest of them going to get anywhere? Public transportation in California sucks the big one and I'm sure elsewhere it isn't too hot in "car crazy" America. 3) Even if a person passes a real crusher of a driving exam with flying colors, it has little guarantee that he won't get drunk and try starting a off-road derby in a Safeway. All you'll have is drunk people driving who are/were good drivers when sober. And how well an indication of your true abilities are tests anyways, huh? Do you cram and study for each time you go out on a Sunday drive? --- A non-drinking teenager (18) who would like to go to "adult" (hah!) bars, restaurants, dance clubs with the rest of his friends. (Anybody know how to get a fake ID?) Kenn the Kenf ...!sdcsvax!kenn ...!sdcsvax!sdccs6!ix192 ...!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!kenn