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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Smoking is already dealt with on driving safety by the current laws (same as eating/drinking and doing anything esle whilst driving) and can be dealt with via careless driving or not being in proper control of their vehicle offences.
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In fairness, so can Mobile phone use, but that didn't stop the government banning Mobile phone use by drivers.
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As far as health then we should ban smoking in a private vehicle where there is a passenger who is incapable of giving legal consent (I.E anyone under the age of 16)
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The problem there is it's difficult to enforce. Even assuming the Police look in a car and see someone smoking with a passenger, they'd have to stop them and unless the passenger looked really young or really old, they'd need to get proof of age from the passenger.
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As for a blanket ban then that's not right.. If a smoker wants to slowly kill themselves then that's upto them.. but their rights to smoke should never impact on another persons health unless the person can accept that fact
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Agreed. While it may sometimes come across that I am vehemently pro smoking when I post in these threads, I am not. I am pro choice. I believe that people should have the right to smoke, and that rather than just banning it, companies should provide areas where people can smoke. Even that's not a particularly pro smoker statement. Without being given somewhere to smoke, smokers tend to congregate around the entrances and exits to buildings. This means that things can get a little unpleasant for those wanting to enter or exit the building..
I also believe that those who wish to smoke (and I don't smoke) should ask before they do so. In their defence, my friends and family always do.