http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3524119a10,00.html
ANNA CHALMERS and PAUL MULROONEY
"New Zealand's decision to lower the drinking age to 18 has resulted in an alarming increase in teenage car smashes, a landmark American study says. Alcohol was linked to 'significantly more' vehicle crashes among 15 to 19-year-olds since the law was changed in 1999 to allow 18-year-olds to buy booze, the American Journal of Public Health says in an article to be published next month.
The findings have rekindled the political debate over restoring the drinking age to 20, with Parliament to discuss the proposal next year. "
