As We Recognize 40-Year Anniversary of Drinking Age Law, USDOT Must Act on Lifesaving Auto Tech

CleanTechnica
By Guest ContributorJul 17, 2024, 7:40 am215 pts
Forty years ago, a groundbreaking law helped revolutionize America’s culture regarding drunk driving. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age-21 Law marked an early milestone in MADD’s efforts to eliminate drunk driving, setting the legal drinking age at 21 and saving thousands of lives. Today, as lives continue to…

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