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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
But I can see it can happening, it's done by degrees. First smoking bans in office buildings, air planes, mass transit, then restricted areas in restuarants and casinos and bars are now being targeted. Some cities are banning the use of Cell phones while driving. It is only inevitable that people who smoke in cars will be targeted next. I would not be suprised in the least if they pass some law that would make it a moving violation, I can imagine sometime in the future State toppers issuing fines for smoking while driving like they do for seat belts.
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that's actually getting pretty close to Canada's current take on smoking, only it's already banned in restaurants, casinos, and bars for the most part.
restaurants i can totally understand, kids or no kids, i don't want to smell anyone's effing cigarette after their meal while i'm still chewing on mine. plus there have been multiple cases of non-smoking employees developing lung cancer from having to work where smokers rights trumped their own. sure they could quit and get another job but if they've been waiting tables for 30 years and don't really have any other marketable skills what are their options? it's either the smoky restaurant on one side of the street or the smoky bar on the other.
using a cellphone while driving can get you fined from pretty much coast to coast. then again considering how poorly people drive in the first place i'm not exactly against it. hands free headsets might make you look like a giant dork but at least you're still mostly focused on the road.
smoking in cars with children present is another one that's making the rounds. can't say i'm against that one either, but if your just adults in the car then who cares?
outdoor bans are absurd though, i can understand near business entrances for the sake of cleanliness or something but i'm pretty certain walking along a busy city street will do far more damage to your lungs than inhaling a couple of puffs of second hand smoke.
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