Banning smoking in cars + areas where children are...

[R1Geezer]

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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[mccfluff]

no way zzxxee, iwork in a pub and although i smoke i really don;t want to go backt o the days of smoking inside and some scummy prick blowing smoke across the bar at you eugh

[anotheoldgit]

/// and scales the north face of the eiger at week ends! Yet I've never seen one of these guys, where are they hiding? ///

Hang around the North Face of the Eiger at weekends much, do you Geezer? :0)

[milliezoe]

Looking at the stats its a close call ?

[ummmm]

I wouldn't want to see smoking come back in pubs either. What about a group of friends...some smoke some don't. What pub would they go to?

Plus....the last time I went out for the night I smoked 2 ciggarettes.

[vignon]

Just another Tax when the Govt.collects the fines.

[zzxxee]

then you would obviously get a job in a non smoking pub x

[zzxxee]

you would go to a non smoking pub and smokers go outside for a fag in mixed smoker non smoker company

[R1Geezer]

second home AOG!

[ASSAM]

In the home NO in the car yes and i would ban all cd/radio/eating etc. How many of you have seen people playing with there SatNav. Ban the lot. The young ones have music on so loud that i can hear it in my house as they drive past.

[dustypuss]

The Government will try to ban F@rting in bed next so as not to upset your partner ;-0

[smart1]

Just out of curiosity? Can anyone name the other 500 poisonous gases? And if so, the proportions in which they actually become poisonous? I couldn't, but would love to hear from someone who did.

[smart1]

Eddie, there is a difference in holding something ie mobiles, cigs etc and listening to people and formulating answers ie mobiles only.

[anotheoldgit]

I wonder how many press the button in their cars (that is if they have a button), that stops exhaust gasses from entering the car, when in a traffic jam?

[dustypuss]

FOA SMART1

Some of the carcinogenic substances found in tobacco smoke are:
Tar - used to tarmac roads.
Arsenic - very potent deadly poison.
Cadmium and nickel - used in batteries.
Vinyl chloride - used to make vinyl products. Short-term exposure causes dizziness, headaches and tiredness. Long-term exposure can lead to cancer and liver damage.
Creosote - a component of tar. If inhaled it can cause irritation of the respiratory tract.
Formaldehyde - a preservative substance used in forensic labs. It causes cancer in humans and in animals.
Polonium 210 - a radioactive substance that requires special handling techniques when studied in labs. It can cause cancer of the liver and bladder, stomach ulcers, leukaemia amongst other diseases.
Other irritant toxins that are found in cigarette smoke are:
Ammonia - a pungent colourless gas used in many cleaning products such as window or glass cleaner.
Acetone - the main component of nail varnish remover.
Acrolein - an extremely toxic substance used to manufacture acrylic acid. It is considered a possible human carcinogen and it irritates the lungs and is the cause of emphysema.
Hydrogen cyanide - deadly toxic poison used to kill rats. If breathed in in small doses, it can cause headaches, dizziness and weakness.
Carbon monoxide - a deadly gas if inhaled in enclosed spaces. Faulty and leaking gas heaters, boilers, stoves and tobacco smoke all produce this gas.
Toluene - used to manufacture paint, paint thinners, nail varnish and adhesives. Low - moderate levels can provoke tiredness, weakness, loss of appetite and memory loss.

[dustypuss]

^ Got a light any one ?

[smart1]

Thanks DP - any ides of the other 486?
and whilst I'm here - Eddie, this is for you. You have seen so many smoking related incidents - fair comment. To balance that, I would like to mention all the incidents I have seen where children cause injury. Innumerable incidents where kids are running around unchecked and largely unattended in supermarkets, dept stores etc. In fact I recall vividly an incident in TKMaxx while I was pushing my mum in a wheelchair. Toddler running amok - had to pull wheelchair up smartish, which is not as easy as it sounds. I vote we ban children from public areas, especially restaurants and aeroplanes until parents realise that discipline still should reign.

[smart1]

In fact......

[vulcan]

can anybody explain this ?
I spent most of my driving test with my right arm out of the window. Turning left,right, slowing down, overtaking signals were all given by hand and at the same time gear changing had to be dealt with.
How come I was considered safe then [I passed] when for most of the time I only had one hand on the wheel, but today I'm considered not capable of eating a sandwich ?