Reply #71: The van

[Pithlet]

Smoke filled cars, window or no, always gag me to the point that I can't breath, while I have no problem with being in a home where people smoke, at least for a short time. Just as much smoke is often blown back in my face as makes it out the window. I can usually politely ask a smoker not to smoke in their car if I'm riding with them, and no one has ever had a problem with that. Most smokers I personally know to the point that I'd ride in a car with them are polite and reasonable. But, children are different. If their parents are going to smoke in the car, there is nothing they can do about it.

But that is just my personal experience, and not based on anything scientific. I still don't think that such a ban is an overly intrusive measure. It certainly isn't an invasion of anyone's privacy or freedom.