New Jersey Legislator Wants to Ban Smoking in Your Car

thenewspaper.com ^ | 7/9/2005 | thenewspaper.com staff

[elkfersupper]

Here we go, people. Smoking in your car punishable by up to a $250 fine, IF you're stopped for some "other" reason. Just like it used to be for seatbelts.

Time for massive civil disobedience.

[elkfersupper]

Ping.

[Tacis]

What makes this Jersy guy think there'd be smokers in "my" car?

[SheLion]

Time for massive civil disobedience.

Oh my Gawd. Another Idiot Legislator! Shoot that sucker!

[bwteim]

The "(D-") in John McKeon (D-Essex) is really superfluous.

[Allegra]

We knew it was coming, didn't we?

This is riciculous. Absolutely invasive and unconstitutional.

[Gaffer]

1. a. Smoking by an operator of a moving motor vehicle on a public road or highway shall be unlawful. For the purposes of this act, "smoking" means the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco.

So......if it contains pot, am I okay?

[RandallFlagg]

Who here didn't see this coming?

In Boulder, Co. a buddy of mine got a ticket for walking on a sidewalk while smoking a cigarette.

[hflynn]

Time for massive civil disobedience

Whataya mean? I don't let anybody smoke in my car now. If New Jersey wants to ban smoking in my car by Jerseyites I'm all for it.

Why would people want to drive all the way fron New Jersey to smoke in my car? I don't know but we are talking about Jersey.

[exnavychick]

This is just absolutely insane!

Thanks for the ping, She. I'm too torqued to post anything else right now, but I'll be watching the thread.

[SheLion]

[Gabz]

"Secondary offense" is just a means of getting the camel's nose under the tent - we all know how long that lasted with seat belts.

There are already laws on the books about distracted/inattentive driving......why not enforce those instead of adding new ones? The answer to that is simple - this has nothing to do with road safety and everything to do with revenue and sticking it to smokers: Social engineering at it's finest.

[Americanexpat]

"Time for massive civil disobedience."

I agree.

They can pass all the silly laws they want, but I will continue to smoke in my car.

just another silly law that creates more outlaws.

[elkfersupper]

I have to go get some grub and drive for 4 hours. Y'all carry on. I'll check back later and I'll see if inneroutlaw will take over for me later.

[SandyB]

We should ban people who eat or drink in their cars, that is much more distracting and impairing than a cigarette.

[Focault's Pendulum]

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[Gabz]

So......if it contains pot, am I okay?

That's already a seperate statute - but this would give them reason to pull you over to check out exactly what you are "smoking"

But they'v made a serious mistake here - by the words "containing tobacco" - they did that with the smoking ban in Delaware, because there are many legal products on the market that do NOT contain tobacco. I know several bars that have gotten around the smoking ban because the smoke police were unable to prove someone was smoking a tobacco containing product.

[spycatcher]

Anyone caught talking to a passenger or singing to themselves will be arrested on the spot because it's as distracting as talking on a cell phone.

Also chewing gum will be a problem since the spy cameras detect that as vocalization.

[Focault's Pendulum]

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[SheLion]

New Jersey Assemblyman John McKeon (D-Essex), a foe of smoking, has also introduced a bill, A1281, that would prohibit tobacco and alcohol advertising within 500 feet of a school.

And I bet this RAT has some habits that "I" would find despictable!  Maybe the smell in New Jersey is coming from HIS breath!

STATEMENT This bill would prohibit smoking while operating a motor vehicle. The bill defines smoking as the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco.

If this ever caught on in Maine, then the state can pay my yearly registration on my vehicle!  It's my private vehicle after all.  NO one paid for it but ME.  This idiot can pound sand.