If smoking is going to be banned in public in England should non essential ownership of 4x4's be included?

Answer 1

yeah that and drinking cause that isn't good for your health, what about the emissions from cars, planes etc

Answer 2

I have always detested smoking, objected to the smell coming from smokers, the smell after being in a place where smokers were, and breathing in the disgusting fumes. Have never smoked in my life, have a mother and father-in-law who did and both died of Lung Cancer. I live Scotland and it is wonderful visiting restaurants etc not having to breath in the fumes. However, there has been numerous discussion and arguements about why smokers can't have a separate room in a pub or whatever. As a non smoker I would like to see people who insist on smoking having somewhere in most places to smoke, to be honest not because I am considerate of their needs but because since the smoking ban came in I am utterly disgusted and even twice have been sick as so many more people smoke in the street, outside restaurants and pubs and however hard you try you breath in the awful fumes. I think I even object to this more that it is my fresh air that is being taken from me. Smoking should be banned in the street and they should be given somewhere to puff, if they have decided to risk their lives not much we can do about it. You have to have some compassion for these people as it is an addiction and who else would stand in all sorts of weather looking pathetic, not to mention the look alike 'sheep pens' in our airports. How degrading to need to go in there? All the protesting, shouting and threats about what will happen when the ban comes to England were the same here and Ireland but at the end of the say, sorry smokers but your are like 'lambs to the slaughter' and it will go ahead and will just be accepted. This time next year, not all but like the person who posted the question will be very happy with the difference it has made. PS Since there has been a few 'rants' not relevant to the smoking question, instead of being annoyed at Scotland for making it's own rules would you not be better asking why your country is so much behind us and do something about it?. Just think how long Scotland has had free care for the elderly, no university tuition fees etc. We can't be that wrong since you all have or want to follow with such issues.

Answer 3

Smoking is a general burden on society in general. To the other answerer who questioned the value of stopping smoking immediately, I say that the revenue gained from smoking is less than the cost of the health issues caused by smoking, directly and indirectly. Smoking related disease includes not only cancer, but asthma aggravation, circulatory problems, emphysema, heart disease, the list goes on. One smoker in the family can cause other members of the family to suffer a few days in hospital from respiratory problems. Each day in hospital costs the government about 500 pounds, more if any procedures are done or medication administered. Circulatory and respiratory problems associated with smoking account for hundreds of thousands of days in hospital, this will be more apparent in the elderly.

Not only should they ban smoking in public, they should double the cost of cigarettes and channel the revenue directly to health.

To cure the 4x4 issue, all engines over a certain size should be run solely on LPG, not petrol, to reduce pollution.

Answer 4

I think Carbon emissions from industry are far more damaging than anything a 4x4 could muster.

Answer 5

Where in any town or city is needed a 4x4?Smoking is a self inflickted injury and causes death to non smokers.Yes,both
should be banned.

Answer 6

Definately,but how are they going to enforce this law,no smoking in public? if they can't enforce the law on use of mobile phones whilst driving,and that proper does my head in.That should be classed as dangerous driving without due care and attention.

Answer 7

Why are you using "ownership of 4x4's" there are many vehicles that are worse polluters but you don't mention them.

Answer 8

As long as all vehicles that are capable of exceeding the speed limit are too. No one needs them except for racing drivers, and they are heavy on fuel, anti-social, and churn out loads of CO2s.

Answer 9

my argument is this if all the people who smoke suddenly stopped where the hell would the government rake in the millions they make each year from tax on each packet of fags sold ?? they would have to find it from somewhere so it would be the road users etc

Answer 10

Yeah! and any other rich mans toys todays working class social climbers can get on credit now.

Answer 11

yes, deffo.

no one needs a 4x4 unless they live in Africa or on a farm. Bloody Chelsea tractors are a nuisance.