Starting January 1st, 2008, Californian motorists could be hit with fines of up to $100 [approx. £50] for smoking in a vehicle containing anyone under 18 years of age. This ban is the latest attempt by the state to protect people from the dangers created by breathing second-hand smoke (two other American states - Arkansas and Louisiana - also have laws that prohibit smoking in vehicles containing children. The Arkansas law applies to children under age 6 or 60 pounds, while the Louisiana law covers children under age 13).
New California vehicle smoking ban begins Tuesday
And if you think that's tough, you should read the following link:
It's Official -- Belmont Bans Smoking In Some Homes
Apparently around September 2007, the Belmont City Council in California banned smoking in the privacy of one's own home. The city's existing smoking ban was extended to include to the inside of any residence except single-family detached homes (smoking is still allowed in single-family homes and their yards, and units and yards in apartment buildings, condominiums and townhouses that do not share any common floors or ceilings with other units).
As a non-smoker, I'm aware of the need to restrict second-hand (aka passive) smoking, especially amongst the young. According to research from Imperial College, second-hand smoking in the workplace causes about 700 deaths each year. And since 1 July 2007, England joined the other countries in the United Kingdom by enforcing a complete ban on smoking in all public indoor spaces.
New California vehicle smoking ban begins Tuesday
And if you think that's tough, you should read the following link:
It's Official -- Belmont Bans Smoking In Some Homes
Apparently around September 2007, the Belmont City Council in California banned smoking in the privacy of one's own home. The city's existing smoking ban was extended to include to the inside of any residence except single-family detached homes (smoking is still allowed in single-family homes and their yards, and units and yards in apartment buildings, condominiums and townhouses that do not share any common floors or ceilings with other units).
As a non-smoker, I'm aware of the need to restrict second-hand (aka passive) smoking, especially amongst the young. According to research from Imperial College, second-hand smoking in the workplace causes about 700 deaths each year. And since 1 July 2007, England joined the other countries in the United Kingdom by enforcing a complete ban on smoking in all public indoor spaces.
But a ban on smoking in one's own car feels draconian. And as for prohibiting people from smoking in their own residence, what next? Banning the overweight from eating at fast food resturaunts?
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