[-pixie]

Originally Posted by jambutty

A good start pixie but did you not have a response to the rest of my argument? Could you not bring yourself to admit that you have never remonstrated with a driver about the filth coming out of the back of his/her vehicle but you are quite prepared to condemn a smoker?

Seeing as how most of them tend to be IN cars and theres me on foot I can't say I have. I learned my Green Cross Code.

Originally Posted by jambutty

OK! So you didn’t actually say that you were happy to breathe in killer exhaust fumes but you object to second hand smoke yet do not object to first hand exhaust fumes so if you don’t object you must approve by default.

Says who? Since when?

Originally Posted by jambutty

Just think as you walk down the road with a toddler by your side. His/her head is barely 3 feet above the ground, which is inches above where the vehicles spew out their poison. Kids in pushchairs are even more prone. Those poor souls are closer to the ground and thus just about get the full force of an exhaust straight into their faces and lungs.

Which is why I tend to avoid the busier roads. I am not disputing what you say here, I just do my bit to reduce my sons exposure to such fumes.

Originally Posted by jambutty

Go for smokers by all means but go for a far worse killer the internal combustion engine as well or risk being labelled an out and out hypocrite. If you don’t fancy your chances tackling a driver about his air pollution then you have no just right to go after tobacco smokers.

Originally Posted by jambutty

I'll run that risk thank you very much. The main difference as I see it is that smoking is done purely for personal pleasure. It serves no purpose whatsoever.