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...about the danger I face. I contend that fast food and tobacco are much more likely to kill you than riding is. My father always said, "You can do safe things dangerously and dangerous things safely," and when you consider that nearly half of fatalities from motorcycle accidents involve alcohol, my odds improve. Add a helmet and other protective gear, and my odds are better still. But nothing can protect you from an unhealthful lifestyle. GREGOR HALENDA New York City...
...respond well to foreign countries’ rules after forging a drinking culture based on limiting drinking to 21 and over. For one, Americans drive more and therefore suffer more consequences from drunk driving. For another, the rest of the world may actually have evolved higher physiological tolerances for alcohol, an effect that Americans cannot hope to duplicate overnight. Finally, research shows that European countries, at least, do actually have an alcohol problem: Europe, as a whole, consumes far more,per capita than the United States, and its rates of liver problems are alarming...
...parties can agree that covert consumption of alcohol is dangerous, but a lower MLDA would not solve it. Although 18-to-20-year-olds would feel more comfortable seeking medical assistance for alcohol poisoning, younger teenagers, whose chances of becoming a victim of alcohol poisoning would increase, would not. Also, given that 98 percent of conclusive studies found an inverse relationship between MLDA and drunk-driving accidents, lives saved in hospitals may still be lost behind the wheel...
...Furthermore, spillover creates another problem. Younger brains are still developing and thus at higher risk from alcohol. Drinking from an early age can even inhibit the brain’s neurological defense against alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, then, those who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to display symptoms of that disease. Self-selection probably plays a role in that result, but it is better to spare high school freshmen from potential danger...
...Means? Stevens found no ties between Henri Paul, the driver of the car who lost control, and French or British intelligence. And he said there was no doubt that Paul's blood had at least twice the alcohol level permitted to British drivers. He was also driving at 61-63 miles per hour, twice the speed limit in the tunnel where the car crashed...