Has increasing the minimum drinking age helped reduce alcohol-related crashes?
All states now have a 21-year-old minimum drinking age law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that these laws have reduced traffic fatalities involving drivers 18 to 20 years old by 13 percent and have saved an estimated 20,043 lives since 1975. How can I help reduce the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents? Progress has being made over the past 20 years, but in spite of all the warnings, including public awareness and education programs, stiffer penalties for violations and efforts by law enforcement agencies to protect the highways, people will still make the decision to get behind the wheel of their vehicles while intoxicated. The most important thing that you can do to help is to never drive if you have been drinking. Call a cab or give your keys to a designated driver. Tell me more about MADD. Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a non-profit organization whose mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent und
