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Originally Posted by calf
But why is 18 the cutoff for determining who and who isn't an adult? In 7 of 10 provinces, you have to be 19 to drink alcohol. 21 across the US even.
But we trust 16 year olds to drive. 16 year olds have reached the age of consent. 16 year olds can drop out of high school legally.
18 is an arbitrary number.
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16 year olds will also be 18 for half of a four year mandate.