There are already several countries that prohibit smoking inside the car when there are children, since doctors have been warning for years of the risk for children of being exposed to smoke in closed places such as a car.
Now we know that it may also be a reality in Spain, as Faustino Blanco, Secretary of Health, announced during his speech in the presentation of the report 'Spanish legislation against tobacco: achievements and shortcomings'. Ministry study prohibiting smoking in vehicles with children.
The ministerial approach is that you can not smoke even in outdoor events with "large concentrations of citizens" as in vehicles, both private and public, in which one of the passengers is a child.
"It is a very primitive issue yet. The idea of prohibiting causes difficulties of understanding, but we have to move forward to protect the citizen from exposure," he said.
In Babies and more Children 'smoke' between 60 and 150 cigarettes a year when they live in a smoke-free homeAlthough it would be difficult to control, we welcome the idea that smoking is prohibited in cars where there are children as passengers, since the little ones are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of tobacco.
Living with smoking parents is related to respiratory problems such as childhood asthma, one of the main long-term effects that smoking would cause in the presence of minors. Parents should not do it by common sense, but it is not uncommon to see adults smoking at home or in the vehicle with their children in it.
The children become pasive smokers upon receiving second-hand toxins from tobacco smoke. And above in closed places like a car, the smoke is concentrated and the toxic pollution that is generated is three times greater at the levels accepted by WHO.
In Babies and more, how is it possible that smoking is prohibited in playgrounds but not in cars with children?
