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Originally Posted by blazey
Children are distracting but a crash caused by distraction from a child is much more reasonable than a crash caused by a cigarette that could've waited. They'll have the same principles of using a mobile phone and as there isnt really hands free cigarette and ash catcher, its simple enough to just not allow it at all.
To compare an unnecessary puff on a fag to the necessity of travelling with children seems a very unreasonable one in my mind. Not exactly a good comparison.
The other main problem about smoking in cars isnt the likely-hood of burning yourself anyway, its the disposal of cigarettes out of car windows they're also interested in, which DO cause a large amount of accidents from ignited spillages on the road to flying in other car windows and burning other drivers leading to accidents caused. Its a case of ALL road users safety not just your own.
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Well, already done the one of 'fag out of the window bit' and the majority of smokers are unanimous that you just do not do it .. full stop.
To me a puff on a fag is very necessary when driving long distances and saves me from becoming ill-tempered and frustrated in traffic jams and therefore leading me open to stress and less concentration.
Yes, of course it is a good comparison as very few accidents caused by smokers compared with other distractions (repeat, repeat). Not really about the necessity anyway .. about the reality of the facts of the
causes of accidents. And
please don't start me on the necessity of school runners again ..! More accidents on these than smoke-related ones.