From today (1 October 2015) it is law that you are not allowed to smoke in cars with children in them
The ban, which covers England and Wales, could see £50 fines dished out for anyone caught
smoking in a car with passengers aged under 18.
Research carried out by the RAC has found that, despite 90% of drivers being aware
of the new law and only half knew it was being introduced today, many don’t believe police have sufficient man power to
enforce it.
RAC spokesman Simon Williams said: “It is worrying
that nine in 10 motorists have concerns about the extent to which the
new law is likely to be enforced. This is perhaps well-founded as
traffic police officer numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter (23%)
between 2010 and 2014 across forces in England and Wales, so it is hard
to see how people flouting the law are going to be caught."
“The
new ban joins a raft of other laws that have been introduced in recent
years such as making it illegal to undertake or hog the middle lane of a
motorway. But without sufficient enforcement there is a real danger
that these laws will quickly be forgotten by a large proportion of the
motoring population.”
What do you think about the new law? will it affect you?
Source:
www.motoringresearch.com
Think your commute is bad? An insane traffic jam in China,
turned this expressway into a 50-lane parking lot earlier this week after a new checkpoint was
installed outside Beijing. Millions
of motorists were on the roads for hours on end during a week-long national holiday in
China. 
