Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> >
> > The last I knew, the drinking age in Canada was 18 and they had nowhere
> > near the DWI problems we have in the US. Seems that when it's legal
> > people are more responsible than they are when they are already breaking
> > one law. That, or they just have fewer ignorant ****s in Canada.
>
> Before the age was made a uniform 21 in the US, it was common for <21yo to
> cross the state border, drink, then drive home and kill themselves. Lost a
> neighbor like that some years ago.

Damn...we used to drive to Ohio for 3.2 beer at 18-20, then drive home
to Michigan and get wasted. Fortunately, none of my close friends
suffered for that.

I wonder what the Canadian stats say on this, I've been led to believe
that they are the same as the pre-21 US stats. Could be wrong, but I
wonder.

-John O