Smoking Ban - Cars with Child Passengers

There is a call to ban smoking in cars with child passengers in the UK, I hope that this will pass and be instilled in all countries;

"Dame Judi Dench joined calls last night for a ban on smoking in cars, citing the dangers to the health of youngsters.

"Children are still being exposed to passive smoke, which is extremely harmful to developing lungs," said the actress.

Dame Judi, whose husband Michael Williams died of lung cancer in 2001, is vice president of the British Lung Foundation, which is calling for a ban.

She added: "I am happy to offer my support ... I encourage anyone who wants the Government to make children's lung health a priority to sign up to the petition."

Pressure is mounting on the Government to extend the smoking ban to cars. Such a move would prevent some of the 22,000 new cases each year of asthma caused by passive smoking, the charity claims.

Research published in The Lancet last month showed 40 per cent of children were exposed to passive smoke each year, accounting for 165,000 deaths worldwide...."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/call-to-ban-smoking-in-cars-with-child-passengers-2158129.html

Source: independent.co.uk

Great article, very good cause, but also is very conflicting regarding that, in reality, soon the government will also tell you what to do in your home. Adults should have more common sense where and when to smoke. Thank you very much for this information. God bless you.

I agree Marcie, but unfortunately not everyone has this obvious common sense. I constantly see parents in cars smoking with children in them, parents walking with kids and smoking, etc. It really scares me that these kids and inhaling second hand smoke from their parents and they're so innocent and helpless in all of this. Therefore, this is why government has to step in and instill these laws.