Australia mulls car smoking ban

[news.bbc.co.uk]

Authorities in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, are to consider banning smoking in cars.

A parliamentary inquiry will look at the effects of passive smoking on passengers, particularly children.

Supporters of the proposal have admitted, however, that enforcing such a ban would be difficult.

Smokers in Australia have already been squeezed out of bars and restaurants, as well as some beaches and most other public places.

Again, I don’t smoke, but I disapprove of the force of law being deployed with behavioural control as the goal. I wonder how long it will be before some MP over here decides to cookie-cut this proposal, “for the sake of the children” / for the sake of their profile…

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