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Smoking while a child is in the car is about to become illegal

seamus

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/dail-passes-bill-banning-smoking-in-cars-with-children-present-655123.html

The law is there now, it just has to be brought into force.

Personally think it's a great idea, but I know there'll be plenty of people whinging on about rights and freedoms and a nanny-state.

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whiskeyman

But my child loves his smokes...

bjork

Children shouldn't be smoking full stop, whether it's in a car with their parents or behind the bike shed is irrelevant.

Micky Dolenz

Common sense law made actual law brought in to protect children from stupid people. I'm all for it.

ScumLord

Who do these children think they are stopping me from smoking when I want to smoke? That's it the nephews christmas presents are going in the fire, that'll teach them.

SEPT 23 1989

the baby in that photo looks baked

more than tobacco he was smoking

Ken.

Even though I've now quit smoking I don't mind smoking in the car but absolutely forbid it if there is an under 18 in the car. If you don't like it, walk.

SpaceTime

Good!

Wabbit Ears

Apparently talking on mobiles while driving is also illegal. We should just keep making stuff illegal and never doing anything whatsoever to enforce it. Tis a great plan that seems to be working well.

phill106

That's me fecked, I am always smoking...smoking hot!
*sticks on sunglasses*

SEPT 23 1989

a law passed to prosecute utter gob****es

lukesmom

I have smoked on the odd occasion in the car with my window down - bold mammy!

lukesmom

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

a law passed to prosecute utter gob****es

Who u calling a gob****e Ya gob****e

Zombienosh

Poor kids will have to walk home now...

Tokyo

A law that's actually grounded in common sense for a change - I'm all for it. Just wish it had been in place when I was a kid.

lazybones32

"999. What's your emergency?"

"There's someone smoking in a car and I think, I think there might be a child in it..."

nullzero

Good news. Stupid patents smoking around kids. Legislation sound be passed that allows anybody to punch anyone else smoking in the face at any time.

Charlie19

I only smoke in the car when I'm full of booze.

osarusan

Good law. It would be great to see it enforced.

seamus

whiskeyman wrote: »

But my child loves his smokes...

I changed the title of my thread and now your post isn't as funny, mwuhahahaha

c_man

whiskeyman wrote: »

But my child loves his smokes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4c_wI6kQyE

smash

Good. I see people do it all the time, without even opening a window either. Why can't they just wait 10-15 minutes until they get to their destination?

DoYouEvenLift

Few years ago a girl in my course who was a heavy smoker got pregnant. About 2 or 3 months in she was still smoking at least a couple of fags a day, this was just while on lunch. I never said anything, neither did anyone else...her body, her choice and all that.

smash wrote: »

Good. I see people do it all the time, without even opening a window either. Why can't they just wait 10-15 minutes until they get to their destination?

Because they're weak-willed losers.

smash

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Few years ago a girl in my course who was a heavy smoker got pregnant. About 2 or 3 months in she was still smoking at least a couple of fags a day, this was just while on lunch. I never said anything, neither did anyone else...her body, her choice and all that.

That's a different discussion than people smoking in a car while there are children in it.

Ctrl Alt Delete

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Because they're weak-willed losers.

Personally I'd go with addicts.

Great law, but will never be enforced and I can imagine the amount of rows it will cause at the roadside as well when the typical Irish smart arse does their filthy look, tut and says "thats illegal you know".

Cue aforementioned smart arse getting up ended by agitated smoker

TwoShedsJackson

smash wrote: »

That's a different discussion than people smoking in a car while there are children in it.

Well in this case the woman is the car and the child is in her. And the child can't even roll down a window..

ScumLord

What you could do is give the child the fag and then take in his second hand smoke. There's no law against that.

syklops

mike_ie wrote: »

A law that's actually grounded in common sense for a change - I'm all for it. Just wish it had been in place when I was a kid.

Shame its almost impossible to enforce.

smash

ScumLord wrote: »

What you could do is give the child the fag and then take in his second hand smoke. There's no law against that.

What about the over 18 years old to smoke law?

end of the road

a waste of time money and resources. we can't afford such a law

ScumLord

smash wrote: »

What about the over 18 years old to smoke law?

Is that a law? the only law I've heard of is that it's illegal to sell cigarettes to children. I see young kids smoking everyday in plain sight after school and the guards have never said anything to them.