Safety body ‘wouldn’t support’ ban on smoking and driving

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) yesterday said it did not support a ban on smoking and driving in an attempt to cut car crashes.

It was responding to calls by a representative body of road safety officers in Britain for a ban on smoking and driving there. The Local Authority Road Safety Officers’ Association claims drivers are in danger when they take their hands off the wheel to find, light and smoke cigarettes.

They say there is a particular risk if a lit cigarette or ash falls in the car or is blown back through the window.