A town in Nova Scotia has made it illegal to smoke in your car, if there are children under the age of 18 in the vehicle. I think this is really awesome, and I’d like to see it happen everywhere. It is the first place in Canada to do it.

To me smoking in your car with a child under 18 is abuse. The child can’t say as an adult that they do not want to be subjected to it. They can say no to their parents, but their parents can still technically make them go in the car and be subjected to second hand smoke. This way it just can’t happen at all. At least in that specific town.

I think this is something we’ll see more of eventually. The smokers who disagree with it say that it is an infringement on their rights. What about the fact that if you have a child under 18 in your vehicle while you’re smoking? Is that not an infringement on their rights to not be subjected to your cigarette smoke?

I would like the same thing to happen in the home also. If you have children under 18, no smoking in your home. Way too many children develop lung problems like asthma because they are subjected to cigarette smoke. Congratulations to the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia for doing this.

Read more about it here.