I voted for it being changed back to 18, if your an adult at 18 then you should have all rights privalges and resposibilties of an adult at that age. That being said As I spent 3 years in germany while in the army I think they have the right idea over there. I am not shure the acutal drinking age it's some where between 12 and 16 I know you can be in a club and drink till midnight alone by the time your 18 over there. I think you are allowed to drink in public with family earlier.That being said they do things a bit different over there too when I was stationed over there the cost of a drivers liscence was around 1500 marks so most people didn't get their drivers liscense till they were much older then we do here in the states. Secondly most towns of any decent size had busses, cabs, street cars and or trains, that ran most hours of the night for very cheap I think it was less then 5 marks to get home on the street car in darmstadt while I was there. So while most people over there have years to get drinking irresposiably out of their system before being able to drive unlike here, I think that might be one thing to look at. Another thing is to make drinking an driving a felony and anyone that kills or injures someone while under the influcence of drugs or alcohol face muder one charges. That should get the point of drinking responsibly over loud and clear.