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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
Up until 1969 in the UK 21 was deemed to be the "age" & in some western cultures still, namely the USA 21 is the benchmark. I think in UK you still have to be 21 to hold a HGV/PSV, should you apply the same logic as to that referring to the voting age ... HGV/PSV for 16 year olds ?
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The only age restriction I know of here in the US is the legal drinking age , you have to be 21 to purchase or consume alcohol in a bar or store, everything else including voting is 18 . It was made nationwide a few years back , kind of makes 'some' sense when you consider the high death toll of young drivers in road accidents.
On the other hand , in my mind it discriminates against the young folks who are in the military, unfortunatly they can't go out for a legal pint with the old man when home on leave, which seems a bit unfair to me , think they are allowed to use the clubs on Base though .