Personal Injury Law

"21" DWI Law Continues To Save Lives in New York

By Mark Siesel, Esq.

Since states began setting the minimum drinking age to 21 in July of 1984, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA estimates that approximately 25,000 lives have been saved. According to Glynn Birch, the national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, (MADD) "The earlier a youth begins drinking alcohol, the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent, binge drink, and to drive drunk later in life."

In September, 2007, MADD, The American Medical Association, (AMA), The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced the formation of Support 21, a coalition of health and safety groups in support of the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age Law.

Full post as published by New York Legal Blog on November 22, 2007 (boomark / email).