Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Ciggie Buts (was: Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique) )

date posted 24th January 2003 17:02

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From: "Raymond Stone" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique)


> > On the one hand they say speed cameras are placed in accident
> Another pet peeve is that using a mobile phone while driving is an
> offence (I do NOT use my phone when driving) but smoking while driving
> is not. Come on, surely carrying an alight item while trying to drive
> should be outlawed, not to mention that it is in effect drug taking and
> should be treated as such.

Hear hear.

Speaking as a motorcyclist who has had a lit cigarette
flicked out of a car window and blown down his jacket,
I have to wholeheartedly agree that driving
and smoking do not safely mix.When I see cig ends
flung from car windows now, I tend to get severe road rage.

Also I was nearly hit once by a person
traversing a roundabout whilst lighting up!!

AND I can ofter smell the cigarette smoke from cars ahead of me
and that pisses me off when I am enjoying some fresh air.

(OK so I used to smoke a bit when I was young and I am a bit
sensitive to it and anti-smoking now. Don't mind it in pubs, but
not in fresh air or near my children.)

Rant over. Week over!
Have a nice weekend, all!

Hugh