In that case, said Tom Cecial, I was a madman of my own accord when I volunteered to become your squire, and, of my own accord, I'll leave off being one and go home. View in context
The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, [23 U.S.C. Â§ 158], requires that States prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages as a condition of receiving State highway funds.
More than 25,000 lives 1,2 have been saved in the U.S. thanks to the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age. 10,11. This law continues to prevent tragediesâdecreasing crashes by an estimated 16 percent 9 and keeping young people safer from many risks.istory says no. When states had lower legal drinking ages in the U.S., the underage drinking problem was worse. 3 For example, before the 21 minimum legal drinking age was implemented by all states, underage drunk drivers were involved in over twice as many fatal traffic crashes as today. 3.