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Alcohol-Related Traffic Risk Behaviors Common Among College Students; Increase Significantly When They Reach Age 21
College students are significantly more likely to drink and drive after they turn 21, according to the College Life Study, a longitudinal study of undergraduate students attending a large mid-Atlantic university.
According to the research nearly one-half of underage students with access to a car admitted to driving after having had anything to drink. This percentage increased to 63% and 64% at ages 21 and 22.
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