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10/04/2013
Study Finds Little Benefit Of Smoking In Car Ban
A proposed plan to ban smoking in cars carrying children would be "labour intensive" and little impact, according to a newly publish study.
The Minister for Health, James Reilly, is understood to be planning to introduce a ban on smoking in cars while carrying children under 16, although there is currently no set date for the ban.
However, the study, which observed 2,230 drivers, found they were more likely to be using a mobile phone than smoking.
Carried out by the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population, the study involved observing cars over three time periods in two Dublin locations. It found the prevalence of mobile telephone use was 2.56pc while it was 1.39pc for smoking.
(H/CD)
The Minister for Health, James Reilly, is understood to be planning to introduce a ban on smoking in cars while carrying children under 16, although there is currently no set date for the ban.
However, the study, which observed 2,230 drivers, found they were more likely to be using a mobile phone than smoking.
Carried out by the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population, the study involved observing cars over three time periods in two Dublin locations. It found the prevalence of mobile telephone use was 2.56pc while it was 1.39pc for smoking.
(H/CD)
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