Being so old to legally drink made absolutely no sense to me. I felt that I had already finished growing up and it angered me to come here and be set back by three years. Although still being underage annoys me, I have noticed the difference in lifestyles between England and the US and have come to the conclusion that the high drinking age here is, for the most part, better for the livelihood and safety of millions of people in this nation. The United States is an extremely mobile society. Over here people have a great reliance on their automobiles.
Many families own two or more cars.
As a result of this there are many young drivers on the road who at a youthful age are extremely vulnerable to the consumption alcohol. A very large amount of people between the ages of 14-18 begin drinking in between these years. Many of them will also have been driving regularly which greatly puts them at risk of drunken driving. Making it more difficult for them to have access to alcohol has been proven to reduce alcohol related accidents in this age group. Presently there are still a rather large number of younger people who die alcohol related deaths.