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i am 14 and agree strongly with your campain, not only does it blow right into the people in the backs faces but the smoker has to take their hand off the steering wheel to take a drag yet it's ilegal to eat or drink, whats the difference! smokers arn't all bad people but your killing and harming others even your own children. - your doing a great job keep up the hard work.

loesha, 15 May 2009 17:01

Hi Zander, think you are doing a marvellous job. Banning smoking in cars is something my dad has felt strongly about for quite a long time. But only now have I realised the fact after observing your campaign that its not fair on children. Had a really great time protesting with you and the others at the BAT protest. Was a great experience. Best Wishes, Zazz

Zazz, 14 May 2009 10:26

I am 21 and a smoker and do not agree with smoking around children, as they do not have the choice to decide. I myself would never dream of smoking in a car if i was taking care of children. But if you're trying to tackle smoking in cars using children as the basis, then you really need to tackle people who smoke in their houses as well. These children also dont have the choice to decide whether their parents smoke in their house or not, so they're still being exposed to harmful smoke all the time. So really, the problem is not being solved. Children are continuing to breathe the smoke of the people that take care of them. Smoke around children is an issue bigger than you could take on, as you'd really have to tackle smoking everywhere where that children could be, or what difference are you actually making?

Julia, 13 May 2009 18:34

Hester, just seen your response (haven't visited for a while). I see some posters are being denied free speech. Anyway, I suppose it's all for the good - when it comes to smoking dissent is not permitted. We must believe everything we are told, even if a lot smoking facts are the result of research funded by ‘impartial’ pharmaceutical companies. I note that OHS has substantial commercial sponsorship, including (somewhat bizarrely) a manufacturer of healthy beverages ‘Pepsico’. These facts are then fed to ‘charities’ such as OHS, whose employees (e.g, you) are paid to lobby governments to introduce further legislation. As for vested interests, unlike you, I have none (at least no financial ones). I am aware that there are valid counter arguments to what you and your paymasters would have the public believe. Perhaps you are also. Unfortunately, there are few ways whereby such opinions are able to be aired in the mainstream media.

anon smoker, 13 May 2009 14:54

I assume you will ban children from also aim to ban 1.getting in and out of a vehicle whose engine is swtiched on 2. opening the windows when in traffice 3. allowing children to alight from a vehicle in proximity to other vehicles Each of these situations will result in the child be exposed to a comparable level of toxins as they would from a parent smoking in a vehicle. Have you considered dictating what parents do in the home with regards to smoking? I think it is also important you extend the campaign to what food you are allowed to serve to minors both in the home and outside of the home - with obesity being a big issue for the health services, we should begin to clamp down on that also (less smokers, less tax, less people to subsidise the impact of obesity in hospitals). we should then extend the campaign to allow non-democratic institutions to lobby the governement with a view to imposing non democratic and condesending legislation to the populace on the grounds that democracy and an englishmans' freedom is dependent upon their social status (middle class) and drive to impose their views upon the nation (views derived from a limited education and a myopic view of degredation of human rights and freedoms within this country).

andy smith, 12 May 2009 18:45

Just checking in again, not heard anything for a few weeks, I expect I've missed something important by now, although hope I am still on your list to be informed when something is happening. My last email to Caroline at Battlefront I did not get a reply, about a month ago. Did you ever find a school that would get involved in your latest idea? I did try at my daughter's school, they put up the poster but didn't seem willing to get more involved, I was a little disappointed too.

Lesley, 01 May 2009 11:42

Hear hear Hester! I find it absolutely mind blowing that groups exist out there to specifically refute medical research in a bid to keep people smoking and addicted to this toxic habit. WHO (no pun intended) in their right mind would want to promote smoking in the vicinity of children anyway???? As an ex smoker myself I am aware of the addictive qualities of this drug and am SOOO pleased I told myself relying on nicotine was absolutely insane, changed my mindset and gave up immediately. I do not have children but if I did I would have NEVER smoked around them. EVER. Keep going Zander - and btw what is happening with your event??

Caroline , 15 April 2009 12:31