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Originally Posted by Starfishy
This GDL thing is very interesting. I know that when I was 16 I got a real license (back in the day when we got learners at 14 and a real one at 16). I am 100% positive that there were multiple occasions in which I had a beer or two and got behind the wheel (I am not sure if this implicates me in underage drinking or not). I am proud to say that I have never felt "impared" behind the wheel and have on many occasions found alternative means of transport. However, a zero tolerance rule would have found me as a young man with a 24hr suspension or two. I am not condoning this behaviour, but it does seem a little harsh to me. I can't imagine someone a little older (say mid 20s) getting a GDL a little late and not being able to have one glass of wine with his dinner... WOW! Seems to me the rules on this one might be a little tight.
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I think you answered your own question there. I would say most people start driving around the time they are also being introduced to alcohol. So instead of getting into the habit of having a beer or two; they get into the habit of just having a pop instead.
As for the few who start driving later on in life; it also teaches the same lesson. My Fiancee was 30 when she got her GDL; and because of the rules on drinking and driving she is quite the advocate of not having anything before getting behind the wheel.
The last multi-page drunk driving thread I said that we needed solutions to stop people from drinking and driving. I think the GDL restrictions are a good start in preventing kids from developing some of the bad habits you and I may have developed.