UPDATE: THE EFFECTS OF RAISING AND LOWERING THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE JANUARY 1983

This paper is designed to update the attached report, "The Impact of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age in Virginia". It gives the current drinking ages in the various states, describes several studies on the impact of raising the legal drinking age, and re-examines the most current Virginia accident data for young persons.

• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Lynn, C
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Impact studies; Legal drinking age; Traffic crashes; Young adults
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391310
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: VHTRC 83-R25, HS-037 071
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM