Should it be illegal to smoke in the car with kids?

United States
December 10, 2006 11:21am CST
Should it be illegal to smoke in the car with kids?
6 responses
• Pakistan
22 Dec 06
yes no avoid negative impact on children
@nhtpscd (1416)
• Australia
22 Dec 06
some of my kids. I would not smoke around them - all but my bubby
I am a smoker and I actually agree. Smoke in such an enclosed space is more concentrated. I smoke even outside my own home. Kids have enough to deal with with pollution the cars make. They should have as clean air as possible.
@anurgupta (1891)
• India
17 Dec 06
i think u can't have such laws...its the responsibility of the person who is smoking in front of children to stop doing such things...its about providing awareness to such people.
• Romania
10 Dec 06
yes, of course that shoul be illegal. It shoul be illegal even to smoke in car eithout kids, or to smoke in the same room with children under 12 years old.
@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
22 Dec 06
Yes, it should be illegal to smoke in a car with children; it should be illegal to smoke in a house with children also. I'm not sure how this type of legislation would be made or passed, because the smokers would, of course, argue that the government cannot tell them not to smoke in their own cars or home. I would argue that being irresponsible enough to expose your child to second hand smoke is in fact child abuse. The dangers of second hand smoke, especially for young children, has been proven. Kids have no say in this and have no way to escape their parents' smoke; by the time they have lived 18 years, they technically have 18 years of "smoking" history, and 18 years of damage which could come back to haunt them in the future. Having children is a responsibility, and parents need to take that seriously and do all that they can to protect their children. It wouldn't be a bad idea for the parents to just quit, either. That would be setting a good example for the kids.
@spooman (76)
• India
10 Dec 06
yes!!... why harm children while harming urself!! since someone is foolish enough to smoke, he is foolish enough to smoke with kids in the car.