Ban smoking in cars, says British Medical Association

[Martz]

A group of doctors that most likely drink loads of alcohol and smoke 70 fags a day whilst visiting brothels for 'meetings' decide these stupid proposals!

The only thing 'stupid' about these proposals is that if somehow everyone stopped smoking tomorrow, 50% of doctors would be picking up their P45s within a decade, as half the punters would stop coming through the doors with heart disease/malignancies/COPD/diabetic complications/peripheral vascular disease/etc!

Drug and Alcohol related issues will keep them busy, not to mention the flood of immigrants here.

Alcohol will keep the gastroenterologists busy until retirement. You're wrong about everything else.

I am guessing you work in healthcare at some level. I am not qualified to argue if that's the case so I will have to accept I am wrong. However, smoking will always be so it's an invalid argument.

[Jay]

It's not even the government talking about it and they have no plans to

/thread.

I am not so sure.. I wouldnt be surprised if this was initiated by the gov to get an idea of the publics thoughts. Make some one else look stuid for a change 

Too clever a move for the government to pull off 

[R32UK]

It's not even the government talking about it and they have no plans to

/thread.

I am not so sure.. I wouldnt be surprised if this was initiated by the gov to get an idea of the publics thoughts. Make some one else look stuid for a change 

Too clever a move for the government to pull off 

you're probably right. What was I thinking 

[Misky]

Too heated this debate. Im going for a cig 

[The Mighty Elvi]

will this ban apply post coitus?

[GTI:Gibbo]

I smoke all day long in my work van even though i'm not suppose to. But there is no way i will drive all over the country day after day hour after hour and not light up when i want!

I DO NOT smoke in the Golf when i have my 6 year old daughter with me!

They banned using a mobile phone whilst driving years ago.... But even now i still see Men & Woman!! either on there phone or txt'ing.

So even if they do ban smoking when driving.... IT WONT WORK!!

Simples! 

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Can I just go back to Ants point...

As far as I am aware you cannot eat in a car, you can however consume a drink. I would like to make comparisons to say a business man dropping a sandwich on his lap, to that of a lit fag, or the end of the fag falling out... How many cars have you seen with "blim holes" in the seats from previous owners.

Surely this is a risk in its own right?

[The Mighty Elvi]

You can eat in a car.

Its just some jobsworth cops strictly apply the "driving without due care and attention" rules.

[Tazzy]

i hate it when an inconsiderate smoker flicks their cigerette end at my car, or when it gets stick to my tyres, i dont spend 4 hours cleaning my car for their benefit 

im one of 3 warehouse supervisors, the other 2 smoke, but never sweep up the warehouse, its always me no matter what shift im on, why should i sweep up other ppls mess as i dont want to work in a dirty area!

[Steve_PD]

^^^ they should only be smoking in a designated smoke area at work