<p>“The ironic thing is that you seem more concerned with the people who live at the complexes when it comes to drunken driving. Those are the people who AREN’T doing it, since they’re already there. The drunk drivers are the ones who are going to the complex from somewhere else. So putting your kid in off campus housing, if anything, may increase the odds that they drink more but will decrease the odds that they drive drunk”</p>
<p>From what I understand many students come from ON campus to attend the parties, and then go bar hopping… regardless, the people who reside at the complex and attend (or host) the parties most certainly ARE contibuting to the problem… either by hosting the party, drinking at the party, and going out into the community (beer runs, bar hops, whatever). For you to state that putting your kid in off campus housing in Blacksburg, decreases the odds they drive drunk (or will be exposed to drunk drivers) when there is an acknowledged VT drinking problem is absurd.</p>