BMA suggesting smoking to be banned in cars..
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Whenever I am behind somebody smoking in their car they always seem to throw the end out of the window, so on this basis it should be banned and 3 year jail sentence immediately handed down.
On a more serious note, who exactly is going to police this? Mobile phone use in vehicles is illegal but a large number still do it because a)they are tw*ts and b) there is very little chance of getting caught. I very rarely see traffic police on our roads.
On a more serious note, who exactly is going to police this? Mobile phone use in vehicles is illegal but a large number still do it because a)they are tw*ts and b) there is very little chance of getting caught. I very rarely see traffic police on our roads.
Edited by tim0409 on Wednesday 16th November 16:02
tim0409 said:
Whenever I am behind somebody smoking in their car they always seem to through the end out of the window, so on this basis it should be banned and 3 year jail sentence immediately handed down.
On a more serious note, who exactly is going to police this? Mobile phone use in vehicles is illegal but a large number still do it because a)they are tw*ts and b) there is very little chance of getting caught. I very rarely see traffic police on our roads.
Same way as in all Nazi states - your kids will be educated to grass you up.On a more serious note, who exactly is going to police this? Mobile phone use in vehicles is illegal but a large number still do it because a)they are tw*ts and b) there is very little chance of getting caught. I very rarely see traffic police on our roads.
This is exactly the sort of thing the BMA should be suggesting, as they don't have any need to consider tax ramifications, getting voted in again, etc, just public health.
It's up to the government to decide whether it's a good idea in a wider context. I'd be disappointed if the British Medical Association didn't suggest things like this. I don't expect to see it implemented.
It's up to the government to decide whether it's a good idea in a wider context. I'd be disappointed if the British Medical Association didn't suggest things like this. I don't expect to see it implemented.
The mayor in a third world city in which I use to live, after hearing about more developed countries banning smoking in public places decided to do the same.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
I already thought it was band . If it is not it should be . You can,t use your phone or take a drink or eat something so whats the differnce . Should be concentrating on driving . I you can,t wait between fags to drive its a poor thing .Have ever seen an one drop a fag while they are driving . There are hopping around like mad . Now thats not safe .Or are they talking about just sitting in your car smoking.
Edited by hollydog on Wednesday 16th November 13:37
jeff m2 said:
The mayor in a third world city in which I use to live, after hearing about more developed countries banning smoking in public places decided to do the same.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
Are you being ironic with your third-world city description? Was this the major of Shinjuku? Smoking in public is banned there, and in other wards of Tokyo. Except in designated areas (booth-like things).So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
hollydog said:
I already thought it was band . If it is not it should be . You can,t use your phone or take a drink or eat something so whats the differnce . Should be concentrating on driving . I you can,t wait between fags to drive its a poor thing .
Did you write that while driving?You're missing the point. It's a ban on smoking in cars, regardless of whether you're the driver or passenger. At present it's only a ban on work vehicles, but given that I see plenty of people in work vehicles smoking, I suspect that this will just become another piece of ignored legislation.
jeff m2 said:
The mayor in a third world city in which I use to live, after hearing about more developed countries banning smoking in public places decided to do the same.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
In a way, that makes more sense to me - if your concern is public health, non-smokers have far less choice about being in public places than they do bars, and if the demand was there non-smoking establishments would open. So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
I'd have very little problem with that sort of arrangement here.
I disagree with this proposal, just like I disagree with the ban on smoking in pubs. People are free to make their own choices, and if they choose to subject themselves to the dangers of smoke then so be it.
However, for smokers the writing is on the wall. I have a feeling that in a hundred years time people who smoke will be viewed like people who self harm now, and treated accordingly.
However, for smokers the writing is on the wall. I have a feeling that in a hundred years time people who smoke will be viewed like people who self harm now, and treated accordingly.
MartyPubes said:
I disagree with this proposal, just like I disagree with the ban on smoking in pubs. People are free to make their own choices, and if they choose to subject themselves to the dangers of smoke then so be it.
However, for smokers the writing is on the wall. I have a feeling that in a hundred years time people who smoke will be viewed like people who self harm now, and treated accordingly.
How are self harmers viewed and treated then?However, for smokers the writing is on the wall. I have a feeling that in a hundred years time people who smoke will be viewed like people who self harm now, and treated accordingly.
Is it just your view on self harmers or is it a widely held view by others?
Justayellowbadge said:
jeff m2 said:
The mayor in a third world city in which I use to live, after hearing about more developed countries banning smoking in public places decided to do the same.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
In a way, that makes more sense to me - if your concern is public health, non-smokers have far less choice about being in public places than they do bars, and if the demand was there non-smoking establishments would open. So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
I'd have very little problem with that sort of arrangement here.
.The realty was that people did not smoke in their offices (volantarilly) and would have a cig on the sidewalk, should a policeman wander up the street they would either put out their cig or more usually get invited into a parked car or taxi, even an open jeep
which were of course privately owned.aizvara said:
jeff m2 said:
The mayor in a third world city in which I use to live, after hearing about more developed countries banning smoking in public places decided to do the same.
So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
Are you being ironic with your third-world city description? Was this the major of Shinjuku? Smoking in public is banned there, and in other wards of Tokyo. Except in designated areas (booth-like things).So....he banned smoking in all public places, public parks, streets etc.
Bars were of course privately owned so they were excempt.
I kid you not.
OK maybe developing country would be more accurate
Edited by jeff m2 on Wednesday 16th November 14:04
Saddle bum said:
There is a precedent in that a motorist has already been "done" for eating a chocky bar (or eating an apple, can't remember) whilst standing at the lights. Don't know whether there was an appeal.
I never understood that.Sit at the lights with a giggy on the go and no one cares.
Eat or drink and you get booked and points.
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