Dragogoalie From Australia, joined Oct 2001, 1220 posts, RR: 8 Posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 779 times:
I know that in most places in the world, talking on a cell phone while driving is illegal because it makes it difficult for the person driving to pay attention and drive safely. Today I while I was driving, I saw someone who seemed to be more preoccupied with making sure his cigarette stayed outside the window, than keeping his car on the road. He was swerving all over the place while trying to take tight turns driving with one hand. This is not the first time I've seen this. So do you think driving and smoking should be banned? I think it should be.
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 24 Reply 1, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 773 times:
Smoking should be banned, not just when driving
I have never understood why it is more dangerous to hold a piece of plastic to your ear while driving than holding a burning stick that emanates poisonous smoke in your hand while driving.
Braniff place From Australia, joined Sep 2001, 1125 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 763 times:
NOO!! There are idiots out there that just ruin it for the good ppl. Hell no it shouldnt be banned!!! Um arent there ashtrays and lighters in all cars produced, cant those idiots just use them, instead of swerving all over the road!??
-Braniff Place
Fordlover From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 194 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 753 times:
What they need to ban is throwing the lit butts out the window. I get sick of having burning butts hitting my car, or occasionally coming through my window. I don't' smoke, so I have nothing to throw back. Perhaps I should keep a Molatav Cocktail in the car?
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15567 posts, RR: 61 Reply 7, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 749 times:
Not true Ryan. The taxes paid on cigarettes by smokers come no where to covering their addl health care costs.
Lung desease, heart diseease, dental care, general health all suffer or increase considerably when you smoke. The envrionment also suffers with addl litter, tobacco farming and increased levels of airborn particulate/smoke.
It's a dirty, expensive habit that is a drain on the environment and the economy.
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15567 posts, RR: 61 Reply 9, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 739 times:
Ryan, smoking contributes to environmental degradation. Doesn't matter if it's the worst.
Smokers are adding to global warming by lighting up unnecessarily, hurting the envrionment with addl litter and tobacco farms, and damaging your own health.
Why should smokers be allowed to get lung cancer treatment paid largely by non-smokers, when your lung cancer is entirely brought on by your own actions?
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
BCal DC10 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 712 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 739 times:
maybe not where you come from Yyz717, but here in the UK, the tax on fags more than covers costs.
For the financial year 2000-2001, the cost to the NHS for treating smoking related illnesses was £1.5 billion.
The revenue earned through taxation on cigarettes for the same period was £9.5 billion.
The numbers speak for themselves...
Saintsman From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2002, 2065 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 734 times:
Smokers may not want it banned, but how many of them want to give it up?
Ex-smokers tend to be more anti smoking as well. Maybe it's their way of appologising to all the non smokers who've had to suffer their emmisions over the years.
NKP S2 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1714 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 717 times:
Right-on Fordlover! I continue to be astounded by the number of jerks that blithely flick/throw butts out of their car windows...whether moving or sitting still. One of these days I'm going to pick one up and tell them "You've dropped something" as I stick the butt they've just dropped in their ear. Mostly I just immediately pull alongside ( where possible ) and give them a menacing glare so they know they were witnessed. It's not just getting my car hit by a lit butt that torques me-- It's the out-and-out carelessness and lack of regard for decency that burns my a$$. -- The excuse I normally hear is that they don't want their car "smelling like an ashtray"-- Great, the world is THEIR ashtray! -- Some good news though: The NC DOT has a number you can call and report throwing out butts/emptying ashtrays... Give them the plate # and they'll send out a "nasty-gram" of sorts to the owner. It aint much, but at least it raises conciousness.
Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 34 Reply 15, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 713 times:
Or how about the fact that anywhere you go nowadays, the entrance is practically littered with burnt out cigarette butts? When was the last time you saw somebody actually use an ash tray, trash can, etc. to put their used cigarettes in? Disgusting
Russianplnelvr From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 228 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 701 times:
If smoking in your car is banned, do you think people will actually abide by it? I won't. Why don't we also ban radios/cd players from cars?????? Doesn't that create a distraction? This thread is starting to become one of those "Talk trash to the smokers" threads.
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4496 posts, RR: 27 Reply 19, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 695 times:
While your at it:
1. Ban drive-thru windows at fast-food restaurants. No eating in the car.
2. Ban children. No distracting Mommy or Daddy while their driving.
3. Ban car radios/stereos. You will drive in absolute silence so you can concentrate on the road.
4. Remove cup holders from cars. No drinking anything while driving.
5. Ban attractive people from walking near roads so no one rubbernecks at a hottie while driving.
6. Burn and destroy all natural scenery that might be nice to look at while driving.
7. Heck, just ban cars altogether
707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 38 Reply 20, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 693 times:
I'd say smoking while driving *is* dangerous. What if you drop hot ashes on your lap, burn yourself and lose control of your car ?
I'd say the risks are the same as for using a cell phone, or having a pet on your lap ( who on earth does that, itis *so* stupid ! When I have to carry my cat in my car, he is in his cage, not running nervously everywhere )
OzarkD9S> I know you were only joking, but drive-thru windows were never intended to eat while driving, but to get quickly a takeaway meal and bring it home to your kids
The ashtrays and cup holders are usually meant for the passenger.
As for car stereos, they are very useful to keep the driver awake. When I do a long drive on a boring motorway, I keep it on, and singing along helps me a lot to stay awake. (and if it's not enough, I stop and drink a coffee )
As for banning children, I don't know, but I know I should ban my parents from my car. My father is always shouting "careful there" as if I hadn't seen what the car he warns me of, and my mother.... she talks so much that she succeeded in distracting me enough to have my first collision (minor fortunately)
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4496 posts, RR: 27 Reply 21, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 691 times:
I don't have any kids, so I could never use a drive-thru window
Car stereos need to have a volume limit. I've been distracted while driving when someone elses "concert on wheels" blew past.
If you have something for the passengers such as cup holders, make sure the driver can't get to them!
The problem is for every responsible driver out there there is someone who shouldn't be driving a bargain, much less a vehicle.
Maybe we should just ban STUPID PEOPLE!!!
Greg From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 675 times:
My issue is with the idiots who throw their cig butts out the window. One flew up and came in my sunroof--luckily landing on the back floormat instead of my seat. It left a burn mark.
When I confronted this woman at the stoplight..she basically said "f*ck it..it was my problem" (which is something you probably should not say to angry lawyer).
Long story short...got her lickense plate and then her registration records from the the courthouse...wrote a demand letter--and she bought me a full set of new floor mats within a month.
FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 44 Reply 23, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 668 times:
>>>Or how about the fact that anywhere you go nowadays, the entrance is practically littered with burnt out cigarette butts? When was the last time you saw somebody actually use an ash tray, trash can, etc. to put their used cigarettes in? Disgusting<<<
But the worst are those inconsiderate people who throw their cigerette butts in the urinal. This after all makes them dirty, wet and hard to light.
Klaus From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 20144 posts, RR: 57 Reply 24, posted (10 years 1 month 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 649 times:
FDXmech: But the worst are those inconsiderate people who throw their cigerette butts in the urinal. This after all makes them dirty, wet and hard to light.
Man, I´m getting more and more relieved I didn´t catch the addiction...
25 Yyz717: Male smokers 18-28 have about an 8% lower sperm count vs their non-smoking counterparts. So guys.....you emasculating yourself when you light up.
26 Skyway1: I believe the curb outside of the Dayton International Airport is a cigarette butt trap. There would always literally be piles of the damn butts resti
27 Boeing747-700: I feel Smoking should not be allowed in a car at all!! I think that it is unsafe and that its wrong!! I know in my car I didn't opt for the Lighter or
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