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Elbert: Auto dealers want no-smoking decal shrunk  

Jump to full article: Des Moines (IA) Register, 2008-07-02
Author: DAVID ELBERT

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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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