New Law Out

[butternutsquashpie]

lets face the truth people, the kind of person that would smoke in a car with kids in, is genrally going to be of a certain background and live a certain life style, so if they did get a fine it would be paid at 50p a month deducted from benefits.

well i really don't want to cast too much judgement on their social status... But i CAN cast judgment that they won't be a very good person (let alone parent).

These sorts of things don't do ANYTHING. Smoking in the car vs smoking at home. If you smoke in the car with your kid, you're going to smoke in the house with a kid.

[Edamski]

lets face the truth people, the kind of person that would smoke in a car with kids in, is genrally going to be of a certain background and live a certain life style, so if they did get a fine it would be paid at 50p a month deducted from benefits.

Agreed.

Suppose it's one of those "got to be seen doing something" laws as much as anything as well

[TonyN]

I personaly don't understand why parents have to smoke in their cars with kids strapped in the back seats
smoke before making the journey, if the journey is a long drive then stop off somewhere if they are that desperate.

[ValeTudoGuy]

But how are my kids going to get a Nicotine fix now? I can't afford to buy them Cigars too!

[cj121]

But how are my kids going to get a Nicotine fix now? I can't afford to buy them Cigars too!

Vaping! Ta da

[ValeTudoGuy]

Damn, where's the CigRZ rep when you need him?

[Dave]

I think it is quite a sad reflection on parts of society that this needs to be made into law. You would hope that either common sense or paternal/maternal instinct would stop people from smoking with children in the car. Personally I would find it distracting to have a cigar while i drove and my desire to see tomorrow is enough to encourage me to wait half an hour for a smoke.