| Who else in the world has vehicular intoxication | | | | abstain from alcohol in order to be elected. Media |
| problems that require the services of drunk driving | | | | advertisements of alcoholic beverages are illegal in |
| lawyers? The answer to that question is that drunk | | | | India. In the Hindu religion, alcohol is equated with crimes |
| driving is a problem on continents far and wide. Here | | | | such as murder and adultery. |
| are a few examples of global issues regarding | | | | * The U.S.A. has one of the highest minimum drinking |
| excessive intake of alcoholic beverages. | | | | ages of twenty-one years of age, along with Fiji, Palau, |
| * Britain is well known for its pubs and tasty pints of | | | | Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Some countries have no |
| ale. It's not just for the common folk either. There was | | | | minimum age at all, including Vietnam, Albania and |
| recently an arrest of the boyfriend of Queen | | | | Jamaica. The youngest minimum drinking age is 16 |
| Elizabeth's granddaughter who had downed a few too | | | | years of age, which is law in countries of Belgium, |
| many pints and ended up being penalized with a costly | | | | Switzerland, Germany and Spain, among others. The |
| fine and the loss of his driving privileges. | | | | age of eighteen years of age is the minimum drinking |
| * Canada has creatively come up with a unique | | | | age in the vast majority of the world's countries. |
| sobriety check point: fast food drive through windows. | | | | * Interestingly enough, while the United States has the |
| Plain clothed policemen work the drive through | | | | highest minimum age for drinking, it conversely has the |
| windows of fast food restaurants at times that bars | | | | lowest minimum age for driving. Many countries around |
| would be releasing the drunk drivers to the streets. If | | | | the globe set the minimum age to obtain at driver's |
| the burger serving cops notice signs of intoxication, | | | | license at the age of eighteen. |
| they can take the keys right then and there. | | | | It's pretty obvious that issues with alcoholic beverage |
| * In Japan, it is illegal to ride a bicycle while intoxicated. | | | | consumption are global concerns rather than merely an |
| The penalty for this offense is a hefty monetary fine | | | | American phenomenon. Drunk driving lawyers are |
| and up to five years in jail. | | | | obviously necessary all over the planet. If you've made |
| * The age for legal consumption of alcohol in India is | | | | the mistake of driving while intoxicated, minimize the |
| twenty-five years old. Many portions of India have | | | | unfortunate consequences by calling a reputable |
| gone back and forth between prohibition and | | | | lawyer right away. |
| legalization of alcohol. A congressman in India must | | | | |