UK motorists have shown themselves open to a ban on smoking while driving, according to new research reported by site askaprice.com.
Some 70 per cent of motorists surveyed said they would back a government ban to prohibit smoking while driving if there was a child under 16 years of age in the car.
The Brunel University report was prompted because of worries that, when the general smoking ban comes into effect on July 1st, smoking while driving will become an increasing habit.
"Smoking reduces a driver's ability to deal with other events and generates additional mental strain, especially for people smoking while driving for the first time," Jeniffer Cully of Privilege told askasprice.com
According to Dr Mark Young of Brunel University, the findings revealed a tendency by motorists to be more reckless and inconsistent if they are smoking.
But the smoking while driving ban proposal did not receive such a warm welcome from the Association of British Drivers (ABD), which argued that better policing, and not endless rules and regulations, would better contribute to road safety.
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