WorldWide Smoking Ban?
Yesterday 06:00 hours Wales was the third place to start a smoking ban in enclosed public places.
Pubs, Restaurants, Offices and public transport are all covered by the ban.
Smoking ban Fact-FILE
- It affects all public, enclosed spaces
- Smokers defying the ban face a £50 on-the-spot fine
- Premises not enforcing it face fines of up to £2,500
- No smoking signs must be displayed
- Council trading standards teams will enforce the ban
- Hotels, adult residential homes and mental health units will be allowed exemptions in some rooms
Ireland will follow suit on - 30 April and England on - 1 July
In the long run hope for long-term benefits to people’s health and a reduction in passive smoking effects for non-smokers will be a thing of the past.
Thoughts on banning smoking
Banning of smoking is 100% for me, as there will be no more waking up the next day smelling of smoke, with that feeling of being dirty having to wash your hair again for the 3rd time in 2 days, but the fact of the matter is it is going to hit the pubs, restaurants, offices and public transport very hard and will in some way decrease the amount of business. The ban is likely to increase the number of people smoking in the street, increasing cigarette litter, and more people may smoke at home in front of their children which will increase the number of passive smokers as well as that, the children may take up smoking in the long run.
Is it yet another example of government interference on personal choice? Posted by Ed Aldridge
April 4th, 2007 at 7:45 am
The truth is that the only real concrete facts about ETS/Passive Smoke is the smell. Most reasonable conceded that it is unrealistic to conclude that Passive Smoking can be more harmful than active smoking, as the anti smoking lobby now contend. This is a step to far for most. If we then come back to the smoke, remove the smoke and you remove the smell and the after effects as described in the article. This can be achieved with modern ventilation. Modern technology has been certified by Medical research establishments world wide as being able to remove 99.97% of all air borne particulates, leaving indoor air fresher than outside. Some systems are so good they have been certified by Asthma Societies world wide and by the British Allergy Association. For the truth about ETS visit http://www.freedom2choose.co.uk.
Robert Feal-Martinez