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Originally Posted by SlackDad

Personally I don't think comparing smoking in pubs with cars is such a bad analogy. Although there could be a debate around the necessity of smoking if we accept that it isn't, and doing so around others is detrimental to their health, then it isn't so different from driving a car for many of the car trips that are made.

Another point. Many of the common household cleaners, beauty products etc. have ingrediants, many of which their effects have not even been tested on humans. Eternity, for instance contains neurotoxins, allergens, irritants and hormone disrupters. Why aren't these facts more widely known when, for example, asthma/eczema rates in children are on the increase. Maybe we should ban wearing perfume in public places. Sounds ridiculous, I know.

The effects of smoking are widely known, and many make that decison in view of these facts. Stopping smoking in public places, especially pubs, is IMO going to do little to stop the effects on those most vulnerable, namely children.

But its a start - just because the process might be slow is no excuse to do nothing about it at all. Neither is saying, well this is bad too, so anouther bad thing doesn't matter.