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In 1980, when the legal drinking age in New Jersey was changed to 19, fatalities were at an all-time high for 18 to 20 year olds, with 88 young people losing their lives in drunk driving crashes on our roadways.n 2007, ten young people were killed in drunk driving crashes on New Jersey roadways. That number has remained constant since 2005. Overall, the State has experienced a 78 percent reduction in DWI fatalities for young people ages 18 to 20 since the drinking age was raised to 21 in the 1980âs.
The other two countries are Iceland and Japan, which both have a drinking age of 20. The main problem with the United Statesâs having a drinking age of 21 is that the age of majority is 18 (19 in Alabama and Nebraska), as it is throughout most of the world.That is the age when a person assumes the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult.irst, it is not the federal governmentâs business to prevent any legal adult of any age from purchasing alcohol. If a drinking age of 21 prevents highway deaths of those who are 18â20, then the same argument could be made that a drinking age of 25 would prevent highway deaths of those who are 18â24.