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Banning smoking in cars + areas where children are...
Further attacks on the social lepers, or sensible measures? I must admit I do feel sorry for the kids I see in the backs of cars, in a safety seat of course, gasping for breath, getting gassed by cynide and 500 other poisonous gases, why do smoking parents think so little of their children?
Should Smoking Be Banned In Cars and Places Where Children Are?
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Should The Smoking Ban Be Extended to Cars and Areas Where Children Are?
- No - The car and home are areas which should not be effected by by smoking bans - 50 votes
- 54%
- Yes - smoking should be banned in these areas - 43 votes
- 46%
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Despite laws to the contrary,people still continue to drive without seat belts and use mobile phones.
It seems that is only when police do a "crackdown",that any get caught.
With this in mind,as others have said,legislation to stop smoking in cars,would be virtually impossible to police on a regular basis.
It seems that is only when police do a "crackdown",that any get caught.
With this in mind,as others have said,legislation to stop smoking in cars,would be virtually impossible to police on a regular basis.
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jno ...
Yes, cars are dangerous. And things that people do in cars, which distract them from the road, are dangerous.
I think ALL of the following should be illegal whilst driving ...
eating
struggling out of your coat
turning round (usually done by mothers with children in the back)
changing a CD
programming a sat nav
putting on make up
opening the glove box
Etc.
All of these are just as dangerous as using a mobile. Infact, more dangerous, because they all involve taking ones eyes off the road.
Yes, cars are dangerous. And things that people do in cars, which distract them from the road, are dangerous.
I think ALL of the following should be illegal whilst driving ...
eating
struggling out of your coat
turning round (usually done by mothers with children in the back)
changing a CD
programming a sat nav
putting on make up
opening the glove box
Etc.
All of these are just as dangerous as using a mobile. Infact, more dangerous, because they all involve taking ones eyes off the road.
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You can be stopped for all of those and smoking if it leads you to not being in control of the vehicle.
However, I do think banning smoking where it has no impact whatsoever on other road users (say for example as a passenger) is a step too far.
The police police drivers in general terms for the safety of all road users (ie speeding, drinking, unsafe loads etc). What harm can a passenger have a fag do to other road users if the driver consents?
And I take the view that a car is private. It's only when you attempt to use it in public it becomes subject to the rules regarding use and control. What I do inside my vehicle is entirely up to me. If I want to sit on the drive and have a fag in it, I should be allowed to do so!
However, I do think banning smoking where it has no impact whatsoever on other road users (say for example as a passenger) is a step too far.
The police police drivers in general terms for the safety of all road users (ie speeding, drinking, unsafe loads etc). What harm can a passenger have a fag do to other road users if the driver consents?
And I take the view that a car is private. It's only when you attempt to use it in public it becomes subject to the rules regarding use and control. What I do inside my vehicle is entirely up to me. If I want to sit on the drive and have a fag in it, I should be allowed to do so!
JJ: I agree. In fact most of them probably are illegal already.
Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke, at home or at work, increase their risk of developing lung cancer by 20 percent to 30 percent, according to the US surgeon general's report
http://www.surgeongen...eeches/06272006a.html
But those who disagree are in the meantime still free to prove themselves right by blowing smoke in their children's faces. Go for it, what have you got to lose?
Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke, at home or at work, increase their risk of developing lung cancer by 20 percent to 30 percent, according to the US surgeon general's report
http://www.surgeongen...eeches/06272006a.html
But those who disagree are in the meantime still free to prove themselves right by blowing smoke in their children's faces. Go for it, what have you got to lose?
when will it stop ?
http://www.scientific...t-is-third-hand-smoke
http://www.scientific...t-is-third-hand-smoke
Interesting article, Vulcan. Will "Third hand smoke" will become the latest scare?
But how does one reconcile these statements from the article ...
"a large number of people ... have no idea that third-hand smoke ... is a health hazard for infants and children"
"Third-hand smoke" ... has worried researchers and nonsmokers for several years."
"The level of toxicity in cigarette smoke is just astronomical"
... with this statement from the article ...
" ... he is not aware of ANY studies directly linking third-hand smoke to disease"
Or, to put it bluntly ...
... he has NO FACTS WHATSOEVER to back up his statements !
But how does one reconcile these statements from the article ...
"a large number of people ... have no idea that third-hand smoke ... is a health hazard for infants and children"
"Third-hand smoke" ... has worried researchers and nonsmokers for several years."
"The level of toxicity in cigarette smoke is just astronomical"
... with this statement from the article ...
" ... he is not aware of ANY studies directly linking third-hand smoke to disease"
Or, to put it bluntly ...
... he has NO FACTS WHATSOEVER to back up his statements !
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