Smoking inside car with Children seated banned
England and Wales authorities banned smoking inside vehicles with children. The much debated ban went into effect from October 1st, 2015.

Health and safety officials in England and Wales announced a total smoke ban inside cars accompanying children under 18 years of age. The newly-enacted law is part of a more intensive campaign against second-hand smoke and the dangers it posed to human health.
The policy came into effect beginning Thursday though local police are not expected to become rash and aggressive in apprehending violators. For the first three months, drivers who will be caught smoking inside their cars aboard minors will be charged with a 50-ound fine.
According to Penny Woods from the British Lung Foundation, the implementation of the total smoke ban is the latest in the government’s fight against second-hand smoke since 2007. Reports indicating heightened risk of second-hand smoke in cars by 100 percent pushed public officials to expedite the process.
Risks of second-hand smoke accounted to 2.5 million cases of death since 1964, according to the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report. In that same time period, at least 100,000 babies died during infancy due to parental smoking. It is also linked to several instances of birth defects and child impairment.
Related studies concluded that second-hand smoke is as dangerous, if not more fatal, than the actual use of tobacco. It is a mixture of side stream smoke and mainstream smoke exhaled by the smoker. London residents expressed their wide support on the policy saying that it’s just unhealthy for everyone to smoke and inhale carbon at the same time. The law remains applicable even if the window are open or if the roofs are convertible. However, it will not cover users of electronic cigarettes.
Aside from the smoke ban, manufacturers of tobacco will follow a standardized packaging at the start of 2016. The campaign aims to discourage youths and adults alike to view smoking as an un-cool activity. The smoking ban will soon take place in all prisons in Wales and four others in England and Dartmoor on March.
Brian King, deputy director of CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, said though governments are actively campaigning on the prevention of second-hand smoke, there really is no risk-free exposure. Everyone is at risk of second-hand smoke either through tobacco or industrial factories.
King added that children are more vulnerable since they have no capability to remove themselves from smoke-filled rooms. Seven states in the United States including New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, California, and Oregon have also adopted similar laws.