Should smoking be banned in cars containing children?

Published by Hummus on 26 February, 2013 - 16:44
Submitted by TPOS on 26 February, 2013 - 16:51

How would that work?

In theory, yes.

I think someone sitting behind me was smoking on the bus, I didn't turn around to look, but the smell was strong enough to suggest that, that made me be thankful of the public smoking ban. I hate being around people smoking.

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Submitted by TPOS on 26 February, 2013 - 16:51

How'd this post twice?

I'll just add "containing chldren" sounds funny Blum 3

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Submitted by Hummus on 26 February, 2013 - 18:02

Drivers who smoke at the wheel usually get a £60 fine and three points on their license and that clearly should be a deterrant! Just thought i should let you guys know that peice of information.

But say for example, there's a friend/partner in the passenger seat whose smoking, while you have kids/siblings behind you - should smoking be banned for them too? Do you think your car should have the same laws that are imposed in public spaces and buildings?

@TPOS: 'Containing children' sounds a little strange. I'd only realised once it'd been posted and i think it should've been 'carrying children', perhaps?

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Submitted by _Me_ on 28 February, 2013 - 18:11

Smoking should be banned altogether, and smoking near children is just inhumane, stupid and crazy.

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Submitted by RI_RS on 2 March, 2013 - 19:41

If that's true that you can get fined and 'punished' for driving in your car, then i think that's stupid and controlling. it's your car, and you're not disrupting anyone else. that's a stupid rule 

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Submitted by Hummus on 3 March, 2013 - 08:09

I would'e thought they're banning it for the child's sake rather than it being a distraction. There's all those respiratory problems assosicated with second hand smoking.

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Submitted by RI_RS on 3 March, 2013 - 19:51

Lol yeah, because smoking requires as much concentration as using your phone does. Does that mean having a drink of water should be banned while driving 

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Submitted by Seraphim on 4 March, 2013 - 13:30

Technically its not a criminal offence to drink, smoke, eat whilst driving. BUT you could potentially be done for careless driving. It will in most cases be down to the PO-PO discretion as to whether to charge you with careless driving.

 

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Submitted by TPOS on 4 March, 2013 - 18:17

RI_RS wrote:
If that's true that you can get fined and 'punished' for driving in your car, then i think that's stupid and controlling. it's your car, and you're not disrupting anyone else. that's a stupid rule 

My thought was similar to this when I asked how stopping people smoking in cars carrying children would work. It seems controlling, a bit like stopping people smoking in their homes. It would be kinda hard to monitor as well wouldn't it?

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Submitted by laila on 6 March, 2013 - 21:39

If passenger then I open window and smoke, otherwise on long journey some bad trouble might happen and a few drags on a cancer stick are harmless compared to what might happen.

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