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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 256227" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Here in Ontario, we have all of those laws you're talking about.</p><p></p><p>- You're not allowed to smoke in a car with young children</p><p>- You're not allowed to smoke in any public buildings, restaurants, BARS!, shops, etc.</p><p>- You're not allowed to smoke outdoors if the area is covered by a roof or an awning</p><p>- You're not allowed to smoke within 100 feet of the doorway</p><p></p><p>I'm not a smoker, so I'm not directly affected by any of the laws (and I must confess that I like going to restaruants much more now that I don't have to sit in a smoky room). But, I don't like the government's interference in people's lives.</p><p></p><p>The way I see it, if smoking is legal, then it's legal.</p><p>Putting so many restrictions in place that it's impossible for a smoker to actually smoke anywhere is wrong. If smoking is that bad, then it shouldn't be legal. Since it's legal, the draconian laws do not belong.</p><p></p><p>I think the government wants to have it both ways. They collect a HUGE amount of tax revenue from tobacco which they don't want to give up. But they spend an awful lot of money advertising the fact that smoking is unhealthy, and so they're trying to look proactive. </p><p></p><p>As for the car seat laws, we have that too. If you're under 4 ft 6, or weigh less than 80 lbs, or you're younger than 8 years old, by law you must ride in the back seat and sit in a booster seat. Once you hit any one of those milestones then you're allowed to ride without one, and in the front seat.</p><p></p><p>Little easy child is 4 ft 5 1/2 and 77 lbs, and he's been doing push-ups, sit ups, and eating extra helpings so that he can grow big enough to be allowed to give up his booster. It's actually very cute. The reason behind the car seat law is that seat belts and air bags are not designed for small statured people, and can cause them significant injury in a crash. The booster seat puts them at the right height for the seat belts and air bags not to do this.</p><p></p><p>Because of the way in which this law has been implemented, I don't really have a problem with it.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 256227, member: 3907"] Here in Ontario, we have all of those laws you're talking about. - You're not allowed to smoke in a car with young children - You're not allowed to smoke in any public buildings, restaurants, BARS!, shops, etc. - You're not allowed to smoke outdoors if the area is covered by a roof or an awning - You're not allowed to smoke within 100 feet of the doorway I'm not a smoker, so I'm not directly affected by any of the laws (and I must confess that I like going to restaruants much more now that I don't have to sit in a smoky room). But, I don't like the government's interference in people's lives. The way I see it, if smoking is legal, then it's legal. Putting so many restrictions in place that it's impossible for a smoker to actually smoke anywhere is wrong. If smoking is that bad, then it shouldn't be legal. Since it's legal, the draconian laws do not belong. I think the government wants to have it both ways. They collect a HUGE amount of tax revenue from tobacco which they don't want to give up. But they spend an awful lot of money advertising the fact that smoking is unhealthy, and so they're trying to look proactive. As for the car seat laws, we have that too. If you're under 4 ft 6, or weigh less than 80 lbs, or you're younger than 8 years old, by law you must ride in the back seat and sit in a booster seat. Once you hit any one of those milestones then you're allowed to ride without one, and in the front seat. Little easy child is 4 ft 5 1/2 and 77 lbs, and he's been doing push-ups, sit ups, and eating extra helpings so that he can grow big enough to be allowed to give up his booster. It's actually very cute. The reason behind the car seat law is that seat belts and air bags are not designed for small statured people, and can cause them significant injury in a crash. The booster seat puts them at the right height for the seat belts and air bags not to do this. Because of the way in which this law has been implemented, I don't really have a problem with it. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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