>>Um, not to question "extensive research" which is obviously always correct, :-) but how would the age of an intoxicated driver affect the threat level of that driver, if both are intoxicated to the same degree?
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>I can think of two reasons for this finding.
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>1. People who are more mature will *hopefully* be less inclined to drive after consuming alcohol.
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>2. I do believe that older drinkers will see less impairment at the same BAC. I know my tolerance was much greater when I was older. Course, that was because I was, and had been, drinking more.
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>I probably couldn't handle even one beer now. It's been three years since I had one.
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>Ah, younger days.
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>Happy BDay Mike.

Noted. However the point of concern to me is what I would consider an inequity in the logic. "You're responsible enough to be killed fighting in a war but not responsible enough to be given privileges of an 'adult'." :-)