[TSgt]

I loath smoking but think this is goofy.

That said, it ticks me off when smokers flick their butts out the window.

And then there are those who smoke while I'm pumping gas...

[Mich Patriot]

I’m a non-smoker, but this is about tyranny right here. Holy crap, politicians don’t think we can run ANY aspect of our lives. They’re totally out of control, out of their minds, and power drunk.

[Flintlock]

Thank you! THANK YOU!!

Dear, DEAR Nannystate!!!

ThanK you for saving us from OURSELVES!!!!

WITHOUT YOU WE WOULD ALL HAVE DIED long ago.

[traditional1]

The idea, as always, is to find more Revenues, via fines for smoking. I'm sure we've ALL seen the abundance of Radar Traps and other means of assessing Fines (a big Revenue source for communities and the State). I know that in a LOT of places, they've started fining cigarette butt tossers in the neighborhood of $150 for throwing a single butt out the window of your car. I don't condone littering, either, but I sure see a LOT more McD's wrappers and coffee carryout cups littering the highway, than I do cigarette butts. (Nothing is more disgusting than having a driver empty his ashtray on the parking lot next to his car at a mall, etc.)

I would like to see them FINE those women who wear $1/quart perfume for air pollution, myself.

[traditional1]

The idea, as always, is to find more Revenues, via fines for smoking. I'm sure we've ALL seen the abundance of Radar Traps and other means of assessing Fines (a big Revenue source for communities and the State). I know that in a LOT of places, they've started fining cigarette butt tossers in the neighborhood of $150 for throwing a single butt out the window of your car. I don't condone littering, either, but I sure see a LOT more McD's wrappers and coffee carryout cups littering the highway, than I do cigarette butts. (Nothing is more disgusting than having a driver empty his ashtray on the parking lot next to his car at a mall, etc.)

I would like to see them FINE those women who wear $1/quart perfume for air pollution, myself.

[dforest]

This would be another one of those goofy laws that the police don’t have the time to mess with.

In Indiana we have a law to stop that butt flicking out the windows of a car.

It is not enforced. I asked a cop I know about that that and he laughed. He said “are you kidding me, we don’t have the time or inclination to pay attention to what everyone is doing in their car, our time is spent on crimes”

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Ohio Senate Considers Limiting Smoking in Cars

Yes, it's alright for the Government Motors cars to burst into flames, but they shouldn't be allowed to make smoke and pollute the air.

[relictele]

Sen. Frank LaRose, warned that critics are likely to say the proposal infringes on personal freedom.

Critics, eh? Why doesn't Sen. LaRose himself point out that crucial and obvious fact?

God these people are cowards.

[AnglePark]

That said, it ticks me off when smokers flick their butts out the window.

There are days I wish smoking would be banned entirely, but the liberty-loving American in me ultimately regains control. I live on a fairly busy street in a small city, and I pick up dozens of butts from my lawn every week. Every, single, week -- and I curse smokers the whole time.

I can deal with the smoke, but picking up other people's gargabe drives me nuts.

And the smoker who doesn't throw his butts to the ground is the exception, rather than the rule. I've witnessed every smoker I've ever known throw a butt down.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

That said, it ticks me off when smokers flick their butts out the window.

Consider this: even little birdies need tampax...

And then there are those who smoke while I'm pumping gas...

That, sir, is definitely idiotic! Along with being on a cell phone when gassing up...

[KoRn]

These politicians obviously believe that their power is without limit or any bounds.

This is insane!

[Sloth]

I think a decent argument could be made that drivers should not be handling objects that are on fire while driving on public roads, as a simple safety issue.

The secondhand smoke thing is stupid, however.

[Whenifhow]

Ohio Ping!

[bboop]

I have never smoked, but darn if this doesn’t make me want to light up! Light bulbs, market bags, smoking inside your OWN car — by cracky, you’d think they were dictators. You’d think THEY thought they were dictators. We the People need to remind those who work for us - again - of OUR rights.

[bboop]

I have never smoked, but darn if this doesn’t make me want to light up! Light bulbs, market bags, smoking inside your OWN car — by cracky, you’d think they were dictators. You’d think THEY thought they were dictators. We the People need to remind those who work for us - again - of OUR rights.

[xzins]

As an Ohio resident, my memory says we have a republican senate. This will be informative.

I don’t need a daddy to tell me how much water to flush, what lightbulb to buy, and when I can smoke.

If concerned citizens want to get the data out, and if smart people heed it, and if dumb people don’t, then such is life, but freedom is then preserved.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...smoke inside cars is especially dangerous because the space makes the smoke much more concentrated...

Just how does this statist back up that claim? Cars in Ohio do not have windows? And why limit the tyranny to kids 6 and under?

[ipreferlogic]

Warning bells when they claim that it is FOR THE CHILDREN. World Health Organization study regarding second hand smoke states: The only statistically significant number was a decrease in the risk of lung cancer among the children of smokers. DaveHitt.com/facts/who has an excellent breakdown of findings.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Belated Nanny State PING!

[mowowie]

What would really be cool is if Ohio decided to limit their Senate instead.