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Council considers bus shelter smoking ban  

Nambucca Shire residents could soon face smoking bans in parts of the region.

The local council is considering a draft policy that would ban smoking near children's playgrounds and council buildings, as well as within 10 metres of bus shelters.

Councillor Paula Flack says there is a strong feeling that bus shelters should be smoke free.

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• Smoking banned in cars with kids 

Okotoks has become the first Alberta community to ban smoking in cars carrying children -- a move that is stirring local controversy but winning praise among advocates who hope the provincial government will follow suit.

As several provinces move toward similar smoking bans, town councillors in Okotoks agreed this week to new rules prohibiting drivers from lighting up with anyone under age 16 in the vehicle.

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MLAs want smoking banned in vehicles 

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick must continue to clamp down on exposure to second-hand smoke, including in vehicles with children on board, says the chairman of a legislative wellness committee.

Chris Collins, the Liberal MLA for Moncton East, said Friday that the government should extend the province's smoking ban to vehicles containing children.

The move would bring New Brunswick in line with a number of provinces that have already outlawed smoking while driving with children and youths.

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State car smoking ban goes to Easley 

RALEIGH - The Senate voted 43-5 Wednesday to give final legislative approval to a bill that would prohibit smoking in all state-owned or leased cars in the motor fleet starting Jan. 1. The measure now goes to Gov. Mike Easley.

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Quiet frogs blew cover of contraband cigarette smuggle 

THEY are normally noisy, boisterous and jumpy.

But officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) inspecting a consignment of live frogs in the boot of a car at Woodlands on Monday night found the amphibians too quiet for their own good. They were also lifeless.

This aroused the suspicion of the ICA officers, who decided to take a closer look.

Bingo! They found 44 cartons and 59 packets of contraband cigarettes hidden in the spare tyre compartment of the car boot.

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NC Senate to look at state vehicle smoking ban 

A proposed ban on smoking in state cars may be one vote away from Gov. Mike Easley.

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday on a plan which would ban smoking in all state owned or leased vehicles. Supporters say the ban will protect passengers' health and save money by reducing the need for cars to be cleaned.

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Mayor looks at amending smoking ordinance 

The wording of part of the smoking ordinance brought discussion between Alexander City Mayor Barbara Young and the city council at Monday night's council meeting.

Section 4, subsection A, which regards prohibition of smoking in places of employment, includes a line prohibiting smoking in vehicles.

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Exploding Van on Tape 

One second, a man is lighting up his cigarette while driving in Hialeah, Florida. The next, his van explodes.

And it's all caught on video.

The flash-fire and flying debris wreaked havoc through the day.

A home video taken by a neighbor shows the van on fire right after the explosion. . . .

Hialeah fire officials said the van's driver was a welder who had gasoline and oxygen tanks in the vehicle.

The mixture exploded when he decided to light a smoke.

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Van Explodes As Driver Lights Cigarette  

A van exploded while driving down a South Florida street Thursday, and it was all caught on tape.

It started as a typical commute to work for the man driving the van, which police said was filled with gas tanks and welding equipment.

According to police, the man lit a cigarette, which ignited fumes from the gas tanks, causing the van to blow apart on the street.

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Lit cigarette ignites fume-filled van; driver lives 

Melvin Gonzalez, a welder, was motoring through Hialeah early Thursday morning in a van filled with with gasoline, acetylene, compressed oxygen and other tools of his trade.

He lit a cigarette. The van exploded.

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No smoking at the wheel in San Marino 

Drivers caught smoking at the wheel of a vehicle in the tiny landlocked republic of San Marino now risk a minimum fine of 100 euros (157 U.S. dollars), the Italian News Agency ANSA said on Wednesday.

The republic's new road code, which went into effect on Tuesday, also calls for fines ranging from 100 euros to 250 euros (392 dollars) for illegal parking, driving without seatbelts and using earphones. . . .

San Marino, an enclave in the Apennine Mountains, has the smallest population in Europe.

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Elbert: Auto dealers want no-smoking decal shrunk  

How big is too big?

If the question is about the size of new no-smoking signs that must be placed in every rental and fleet vehicle in Iowa as of July 1, the answer is 24 square inches, said Gary Thomas, president of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association.

Twenty-four square inches roughly equates to a circle with a 5.5-inch diameter.

That's too big, he said, even though it's about the same size as a lot of decals on car windows that promote colleges, events and business establishments.

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Committee passes ban on smoking in vehicles 

A proposed ban on smoking inside all state government-run vehicles has cleared a key House committee after members rejected a proposal to allow some exceptions.

A House judiciary panel approved a bill yesterday that would ban smoking in all state-owned or state-leased vehicles. Democratic Sen. Bill Purcell of Scotland County said that the proposal is a health issue for state employees.

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90 pc dip in smoking in public places 

Smoking in public places has reduced by 90 per cent and the use of alcohol has gone down by 40 per cent since January 1, 2007. This is after the Government introduced the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Act under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s concept ‘Mathata Thitha’ (Full stop to drugs and liquor), a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. . . .

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva has already instructed the National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Authority to amend the existing Tobacco and Alcohol Control Act by including roads in the list of public places.

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Committee passes ban on smoking in vehicles 

A proposed ban on smoking inside all state government-run vehicles has cleared a key House committee after members rejected a proposal to allow some exceptions.

A House judiciary panel approved a bill yesterday that would ban smoking in all state-owned or state-leased vehicles. Democratic Sen. Bill Purcell of Scotland County said that the proposal is a health issue for state employees.

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