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...reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths. Though Reagan has long favored setting the drinking age at 21, his turn-around came in his throwing support to a bill passed by the House. The legislation would penalize states with lower drinking ages by withholding a portion of their federal highway funds. The Senate is expected this week to debate a proposal, sponsored by Democrat Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Republican Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, containing the same punitive measures plus some bonus incentives for states that take additional steps against drunken driving. "This slaughter hurts us as a people," the President...
...provide a grace period of 15 months to the 29 states and the District of Columbia that now permit the sale of alcohol to 18-to 20-year-olds. Any state that failed to enact the new federal standard of 21 by 1987 would lose 5% of its federal highway funds for that year and 10% in 1988. There is little doubt that the threat of losing highway money, amounting to tens of millions of dollars in populous states, would press most noncomplying legislatures into action. Says Idaho State Representative Linden Bateman: "If the federal legislation passes, the law will...
...statistics are stark. Drivers 18 to 20 are twice as likely to be involved in alcohol-related accidents as other age groups. Consequently, the House voted last week to cut federal highway funds for any state that does not set 21 as its minimum legal drinking age. "This is not a problem of states' rights," said New Jersey Democrat James Howard, who sponsored the legislation. "It is a problem of human lives...
...provision becomes law, the 29 states that still allow those under 21 to buy beer, wine or hard liquor would be given two years to change their laws, or face a loss of up to 15% in federal highway funds. Opponents argue that this would unfairly restrict the vast majority of college-age students because a small minority of their peers use alcohol irresponsibly. "It is a form of discrimination against young people," said Florida Republican Bill McCollum. These issues will now be debated in the Senate, which is considering proposals similar to the one passed by the House...
...than earlier models. Riverside, Calif.-based Fleetwood, the industry leader with 20% of the market, cut excess weight and restyled exteriors to make its RVs more aerodynamic and squeeze more miles out of a gallon of fuel. The company's 27-footers now get 15 m.p.g. on the highway at 50 m.p.h., twice the mileage of a decade ago. Winnebago (1983 sales: $239 million) developed a front-wheel-drive model powered by a Renault diesel engine. One version, called the LeSharo, gets up to 24 m.p.g., even though it carries a fully equipped bathroom and two double beds. List...