May I have the car keys?” is a familiar refrain to many parents of teenagers, and although it is almost a cliché for older adults, it may come as a to many that the under-eighteen is finding it increasingly more difficult to participate in this quintessentially American of passage—taking the car out for a spin without mom or dad in the passenger seat. A 2011 this question might be: “My probationary year was up last week, so I’m going to pick up Jack and Jill and drop them off before the curfew . . . Can I have the car keys?” The Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) may be setting a for policies regulating the of young people’s rights. But, could this approach really work with, say, teens and alcohol? Binge drinking is rampant at many college campuses, and the majority of drinkers are likely underage. Supporters of a lowered drinking age believe that forcing young people to wait until they are 21 is to encouraging them to party in unsafe and secretive situations. Those who oppose lowering it to match the social reality say it would be and dangerous, claiming that moving the drinking age to 18 would actually be pushing the limit towards 15 and 16 year old's. Regardless, many experts are suggesting a less , more understanding approach to the rights of minors in the hopes of teaching them to take on more responsibility, even as they seek more freedoms.