http://www.stuff.co.nz/4509582a10.html

What happened in Whangamata yesterday was terrible but the way the media spins stuff to make it political just angers me.

“Until they raise the driving and drinking age this is going to continue on in New Zealand,”

The reality is this. The driver of the vehicle was 22. Not 15. Not 18. But 22. 8 years older then the minimum driving age. The problem is not a driving age problem. It is not a drinking age problem either. It is a attitude problem.

To solve the problem we should make it very clear. Drink and Drive once loose your car for 6 months. Do it twice and you loose your license for 2 years and your car is sold. Make it tough. Super tough. But don’t go blaming age. This is not an age problem.

Tags: Alcohol, Drinking, Driving, Politics

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