Same principle. I don't condone drinking and driving either, but I have to admit to drinking beer on occasion or mixing something a little more interesting into a coffee thermos on a trip. We are living in a police state. Seat belts remember? grrrr!
They are manufacturing autos without ashtrays now, which (in my opinion)is really a crime. Either that or they make the ashtray small and put it in an inconvenient place, so you have to bring you own anyway. Sure it cuts the manufacturer's cost, but even non-smokers could use an ashtray for toll way change. Nothing like anti's taking advantage of the politically correct on every front.
Still, I dump my car ashtray and garbage at a gas station or when I get home. Plus, throwing a lit cigarette out a car window while moving is a really good way to have it blow back in and burn the inside of the car...
Garnet
It was not uncommon to be down at the river fishing and someone would show up with a 6-pack, toss everyone a beer and 30 minutes later be on his way, with a bed that had 6 empties in it.
Once enforced, They didn't end up in the bed. The fact is, even transporting the trash out of the area became defacto illegal. Stupid law.