Smoking Ban In Personal Cars

Smoking cigarettes or other tobacco product mustsmoke essentially means nicotine stains that are left
be banned in any vehicle. This is to make children lesson surfaces after a smoker has left the room. This
exposed to second hand smoke. Doctors also saidcan include carpets, furniture and upholstery.
that it should be banned in public places whereResearch shows that these stains can linger on for
children or teenagers are walking or playingdays after cigarettes have been stubbed out,
frequently.The Royal College of Physicians has madepresenting a particular danger to children, who may
a report with recommendations and conclusions,touch the marks before putting their hands near to
which has examined the health risk that children aretheir fingers.
exposed to smoking and have shown someThe same report suggests that the prices of all
strategies to solve the problem.tobacco products should be increased and smoking
There is a law, which already forbids smoking inshould be forbidden in public places and vehicles which
vehicles that are considered "workplaces". The reportare used by children. Also if someone is involved in
has shown that the mentioned law has not greatillicit tobacco trading, he should be penalized and
success like other laws regarding the same subject.better controlled.
That law has led to exposure to smoke for theOn the other side those persons who like smoking
employees who are younger. Many of thoseare and who were very angry when they found out
employees are coming from lower socio-economicthat there should be a ban in vehicles. The
groups.A tobacco advisory group from a college hasspokesperson of Association of British Drivers, Nigel
made a report where it is said that passive smokingHumphries told BBC News that the car is a private
has caused more than 165,000 new episodes ofplace and it too much to interfere in their personal
disease in kids every year. And in hospitals 9,500lives. John Britton is a professor and chairman of the
children were admitted.college's tobacco advisory group and he has
Almost 40 sudden infant deaths and 200 cases ofsupported the medical reasons of the ban. It is very
bacterial meningitis which were the consequences ofimportant to realize that passive smoking is killing
the smoke inhalation took place each year. So tochildren and no one should allow that.
prevent all the children from harm there should be aTo the question about the interfering of healthcare
protection against second-hand smoke.Second handprofessionals into people's personal lives and how far
or passive smoking auses 300,000 extra visits to thethey would go, John Britton answered: "Where
doctor, for various conditions ranging from chestthere's a conflict between the health or choice of an
infections to asthma. The latest scientific evidenceadult and the health or rights of a child, the child
suggests that ‘third hand smoke' could also be ashould take precedence.
big threat to the nation's well-being. Third hand