In the us,what age do you have to be to drink alcohol and drive?

Question

Im 16 and will be going there this year or early next year,i live in the uk,you have to be 17 to drive and 18 to drink alcohol in the uk,im not bothered about driving yet,but i want to know what age you have to be to drink alcohol in the us

Answer 1

16 years old to drive, although you can drive as young as 14 if you live on a farm.  

21 to drink.  There is a new bill trying to be approved that would change the drinking age to 18 once again (it was changed to 21 back in the early 80's), but I don't think it will pass.

Answer 2

Drink alcohol AND drive? That's illegal isn't it?

Answer 3

Don't do the two together.

It's 21 to drink alcohol.  the driving age varies according to state, and purpose.  In the UK I was legally driving a tractor at 15.

Answer 4

You must be 21 to drink and you have to be 16 to drive as long as you've had a permit for 6 months this is how it is in California.

Answer 5

For driving, each state has its own laws about when you can get your permit and license, usually around age 16 but in some states the age is as high as 18.  If you were to visit though, the rules for renting a car are different- I'm not exactly sure how it works with an international license, but in general you need to have been driving for one year with a good driving record; a lot of rental places won't rent to anyone under age 25, and no where will rent to anyone under age 18.

For drinking the age is 21 in every state, and in most places are pretty strict about enforcing that.

Answer 6

16-drive

21-drink

so you should do when 22.

Edit: no, you cant do it together. its a crime

#1 : its a crime

#2: youll get carsick

#3: you'll be in a car accident

Answer 7

Go to canada, it's 19 years for drinking.

Answer 8

16 to drive-well thats in florida,it's different in different states

21 to drink-same in all states

Answer 9

In Washington, you have to be 21 years of age to drink.

You have to be 16 years of age to drive,

You have to be infinite years of age to do both at the same time.  

Answer 10

That's a frightening question the way you worded it....drink alcohol and drive.

I believe you are asking two separate questions.

#1 What is the legal driving age in the USA?  

Answer: 16-17 depending on your birth date. (You need to be 16 for a permit and then you are required many hours of training which often puts you into your 17th year.)

#2 What is the legal drinking age in the USA?

Answer:  21yrs

Answer 11

well i don't advise doing both at the same time but,

its 16-21 to drive depending on what state your in and you need to be 21 to drink, although i do believe you can have 1 drink of certain alcohols with dinner in a pub or restaurant. , just like in the UK.