Arizona smokers have just been handed another stipulation as to where
they can light up. The Arizona state legislature passed a law banning
smokers from smoking in a car that is carrying minors. That’s right,
parents cannot smoke if their children – or anyone else’s - are in the
car.
This is nice for the still pink-lunged children, but for parents
and caregivers, it’s yet another reminder that society frowns upon
their habit and is poised to banish them all to one large, glassed-in
airport smoking room.
The new Arizona law stipulates that at least a $50 fine for each minor
child be given to the smoker on the first offense. For each ensuing
offense, another $50 per minor is added. That can be a lofty fine for
those parents that are carpooling kids to soccer practice. Thankfully,
Nicorette is cheaper than the fines.