Whew – Smoking In The Car Is THIS Dangerous!

New research shows that smoking while driving can have very unpleasant consequences for fellow passengers.

The tobacco ban has now reached far and wide.

But stil, we are allowed to smoke in our own car.

But for how long?

An international research team now demonstrates in an article in the journal Tobacco Control, that tobacco smoking in a car leads to a very high concentration of nicotine.

READ Summary of the study (external link)

The concentration is in fact so high, that in the reasearchers point of’ view, it should lead to a closer look at the rules to smoke while driving in the car. For the sake of the children, first and foremost, but also for the other adult passengers’ health and overall health.

More nicotine than in a bar
The investigation revealed that the concentration of nicotine in the air in the vehicle was much higher than the concentration of nicotine, which is generally measured by public or confidential indoor areas.

It really exceeded the amount is also nicotine levels in restaurants and bars.

Scientists describe this new study of smoking in motor vehicle as an ‘vital microenvironment for exposure to passive smoking’.

In some countries and cities are really by now banned smoking in cars when there are children, the researchers argue.

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