Car smoking ban ......... are you.......? (131)
mcattack: Do you still use your mobile phone while driving??
@baldy...nowhere in Ireland can take more than 4 hours by car...surely people can wait more than 4 hours for a smoke...if you're on a plane and the journey is 4 hours you have no choice but to wait and you don't die of lack of nicotene, same in a vehicle, just wait till you get to your destination...simple!!
so when i get to my destination i can light up in a house full of ppl with no aircon etc and no questions asked?? @baldy...nowhere in Ireland can take more than 4 hours by car...surely people can wait more than 4 hours for a smoke...if you're on a plane and the journey is 4 hours you have no choice but to wait and you don't die of lack of nicotene, same in a vehicle, just wait till you get to your destination...simple!!
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
baldydude: where is it all going to stop tho? like whats next? not allowed to take a drink of water whilst driving? have a biscuit?
as for the health issue for other passengers, 99% of smokers as soon as they light up the 1st thing they do is open a window nd the drive wind sucks out the air, not to mention the air-conditioner, so i reckon a car is probably a cleaner environment for a non smoker than any other place where they encounter smokers
as for the comment of most journey's being less than an hour, personally i have to go on regular journeys that take a lot longer than that and thats just to see my family, plus what about the professional drivers truckers etc that spend 50% of their week in their vehicles?
yes i know smoking is bad for me, but its MY choice, i've never lit up one in a vehicle if there was non smokers aboard that objected to it, an outright ban is just ridiculous never mind as to how they plan to enforce it!!
as for the health issue for other passengers, 99% of smokers as soon as they light up the 1st thing they do is open a window nd the drive wind sucks out the air, not to mention the air-conditioner, so i reckon a car is probably a cleaner environment for a non smoker than any other place where they encounter smokers
as for the comment of most journey's being less than an hour, personally i have to go on regular journeys that take a lot longer than that and thats just to see my family, plus what about the professional drivers truckers etc that spend 50% of their week in their vehicles?
yes i know smoking is bad for me, but its MY choice, i've never lit up one in a vehicle if there was non smokers aboard that objected to it, an outright ban is just ridiculous never mind as to how they plan to enforce it!!
To me smoking in front of children whether its in a car, a house or wherever, its just common sense. You just don't do it. I object to being told I can't smoke in my own car though. I have no kids and its usually just me in the car so where is the sense in a blanket ban? I never light a cigarette while the car is moving and use the ashtray so I don't see the problem. Okay i know its bad for me thats my own business surely. Oh and taking a drag of a cigarette while driving is no different than changing the radio station. It takes a couple of seconds and you don't even have to take your eyes off the road to do it. As for comparing it to a mobile phone, when you are on a mobile phone without a hands-free kit, your hand is off the wheel for at least a couple of minutes. Thats not the case with smoking a cigarette.
As for nowhere in Ireland being more than six hours to drive to, thats hardly the point. The point is this country is becoming a nanny state. Next they will be telling us when to go to the toilet and when to go to bed.
Bottom line.....if its not harming anyone but yourself than why is it even an issue?
baldydude: so when i get to my destination i can light up in a house full of ppl with no aircon etc and no questions asked??
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
Blimey i can do Wexford to Bandon in 2 and a half
takes me 5 hours from here to Belfast though 
baldydude: so when i get to my destination i can light up in a house full of ppl with no aircon etc and no questions asked??
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
Can you not smoke outside before you enter the house??
Ok fair enough but what's wrong with pulling over and having a smoke?? it takes 5 minutes MAX!! smoking can cause dangerous driving, it's a fact, not to mention in a car it's pretty unhygienic....this is coming from a smoker too
baldydude: so when i get to my destination i can light up in a house full of ppl with no aircon etc and no questions asked??
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
Im from west waterford and used work in Bantry in west cork and it used take 1 hr 20 mins to get there, so how does it take you 3 hrs from east corkas for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
mcattack: Can you not smoke outside before you enter the house??
Ok fair enough but what's wrong with pulling over and having a smoke?? it takes 5 minutes MAX!! smoking can cause dangerous driving, it's a fact, not to mention in a car it's pretty unhygienic....this is coming from a smoker too
Ok fair enough but what's wrong with pulling over and having a smoke?? it takes 5 minutes MAX!! smoking can cause dangerous driving, it's a fact, not to mention in a car it's pretty unhygienic....this is coming from a smoker too
Considering it takes as long to take a drag of a cigarette or flick the ash as it does to change the radio station, are they going to ban that too? To change the radio station, you have to take your eyes off the road but to take a drag of a cigarette or flick the ash, you don't.
baldydude: so when i get to my destination i can light up in a house full of ppl with no aircon etc and no questions asked??
as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
Dude you need to ask someone to buy you a compass for Christmas as for the 4 hour journey that depends on where you live, from dublin yes its most likely the case, from cork to belfast takes a lil longer than that, heck i'm in east cork it takes nearly 3 hrs to get from here to the outback of west cork and thats in the same county!!
john34: Im from west waterford and used work in Bantry in west cork and it used take 1 hr 20 mins to get there, so how does it take you 3 hrs from east cork
taken from the AA route planner....From: Fermoy, Fermoy, County Cork
To: Castletownbere, County Cork, Republic Of Ireland
Distance: 160.45 km (Show in Miles)
Time: 2 hr 57 min
bantry to castletownbere would take you nearly another hour due to the fabulous conditions of the roads down there
They'll be telling us what to wear next
DUBLINGUY1973: Personally i wait until i'm stopped at a traffic lights to put it in the ashtray.
What if there are no lights?? do you just let it burn away??
I think someone is telling porkies....
martini100: They'll be telling us what to wear next
It's dangerous to smoke in a car martini, simple as that!!
mcattack: It's dangerous to smoke in the car, it's not just health reasons they are banning it
what a load of bull, there are far worse dangers out there
blumoon: Dude you need to ask someone to buy you a compass for Christmas
nowt wrong with my compass m8, i can drive from fermoy to dublin in under 2hrs but sadly thats the only motorway out of cork, if we wanna go anywhere else its national roads nd pothole ridled b roads I'd rather floss my teeth with a tramps bum hair then kiss a smoker.....just saying like 
martini100: what a load of bull, there are far worse dangers out there
While driving??
DUBLINGUY1973: Most but not all and not everyone has a new car.
So if Jedward or Westlife came on the radio, you would suffer through it instead of changing the station?
So if Jedward or Westlife came on the radio, you would suffer through it instead of changing the station?
It wouldn't bother me in the slightest, most songs only last for around 3 minutes
mcattack: While driving??
Yep ! i took a fit of sneezing once and crashed a car, drinking coffee is another one, what happens if u spill it? I'm not saying smoking is good , but like i said earlier, if they wanna pay for my car then by all means I'll abide to the rules, until then I'll do what i want in my car
mcattack: It's dangerous to smoke in a car martini, simple as that!!
whilst driving:smoking in cars is dangerous ..
opening a can of fizzy drink in a car is dangerous..
opening a candybar in a car is dangerous...
changing the radio station is dangerous...
screaming kids in a car is dangerous....
distracting animals in cars is dangerous...
sneezing in cars is dangerous....
talking with your passengers is dangerous...
changing a cd is dangerous....
advertising on the side of the road is dangerous...
trying to follow a sat-nav is dangerous...
these are just a very small few of the excuses i've heard when attending to accidents, why not just ban driving all toghether
baldydude: whilst driving:
smoking in cars is dangerous ..
opening a can of fizzy drink in a car is dangerous..
opening a candybar in a car is dangerous...
changing the radio station is dangerous...
screaming kids in a car is dangerous....
distracting animals in cars is dangerous...
sneezing in cars is dangerous....
talking with your passengers is dangerous...
changing a cd is dangerous....
advertising on the side of the road is dangerous...
trying to follow a sat-nav is dangerous...
these are just a very small few of the excuses i've heard when attending to accidents, why not just ban driving all toghether
smoking in cars is dangerous ..
opening a can of fizzy drink in a car is dangerous..
opening a candybar in a car is dangerous...
changing the radio station is dangerous...
screaming kids in a car is dangerous....
distracting animals in cars is dangerous...
sneezing in cars is dangerous....
talking with your passengers is dangerous...
changing a cd is dangerous....
advertising on the side of the road is dangerous...
trying to follow a sat-nav is dangerous...
these are just a very small few of the excuses i've heard when attending to accidents, why not just ban driving all toghether
you forgot swatting a fly etc in the car , that's dangerous too, ohhh and check for mice, a friend of mine crashed her's the other day when a mouse ran across the dashboard
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@baldy...nowhere in Ireland can take more than 4 hours by car...surely people can wait more than 4 hours for a smoke...if you're on a plane and the journey is 4 hours you have no choice but to wait and you don't die of lack of nicotene, same in a vehicle, just wait till you get to your destination...simple!!
I have hands free in my car