France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister has announced, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on…
The impact from those few odd times someone is smoking near you in an open areas is not proportional to the risk you are attributing to it imo. I am bringing up cars to highlight that.
Less exposure to smoking also makes some people less likely to take up smoking, as its presence isn’t so normalized. So that’s a lesser burden on medical infrastructure and fewer sources of secondhand smoke. Wins all around.
The impact from those few odd times someone is smoking near you in an open areas is not proportional to the risk you are attributing to it imo. I am bringing up cars to highlight that.
Less exposure to smoking also makes some people less likely to take up smoking, as its presence isn’t so normalized. So that’s a lesser burden on medical infrastructure and fewer sources of secondhand smoke. Wins all around.