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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Wed Jan 1, 2014, 10:14 PM Jan 2014

Which of the following is closest to your preferred approach to smoking bans? [View all]

Assume for this poll that we are talking only about conventional (not e-) cigarettes.

28 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Allow smoking everywhere
	5 (18%)
	Ban smoking on airplanes and public transport
	11 (39%)
	Ban smoking on airplanes, public transport, and in restaurants and bars
	3 (11%)
	Ban smoking on airplanes, public transport, in restaurants and bars, and in public parks and beaches
	4 (14%)
	Ban smoking on airplanes, public transport, in restaurants and bars, public parks, beaches, and on public streets
	5 (18%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Which of the following is closest to your preferred approach to smoking bans? [View all] Nye Bevan Jan 2014 OP

Where is the outlaw smoking option? darkangel218 Jan 2014 #1

Maybe it was banned. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2014 #5

Yes! n/t seabeckind Jan 2014 #9

Where is the ban perfume option? sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #36

Yah, that one they seriously need to consider. darkangel218 Jan 2014 #37

Smoking and bars kinda go together, rrneck Jan 2014 #2

The guy that had the first smoke free bar where I live got screwed by the WA state smoking ban. brewens Jan 2014 #7

I guess I got spoiled customerserviceguy Jan 2014 #8

Yep. The smoke never bothered me rrneck Jan 2014 #12

The smell of meat bothered me after I had not had it for a while. Ban MEAT! sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #39

I found out this past summer that smoking is banned in outdoor beer gardens at bars in Chicago tritsofme Jan 2014 #19

Yeah. It's hard to control the air outdoors. rrneck Jan 2014 #21

It is, isn't it? I wonder what's behind it? But the same people who are so rabid about smoking sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #40

Minimal regulation. Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2014 #3

"Not in the course of conducting their work lives". Except for waitstaff, etc. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #4

True tazkcmo Jan 2014 #11

Eh, I just assume most people aren't that affected by 2nd hand smoke. Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2014 #22

uhhhhhhhhhhh..... frylock Jan 2014 #10

Well, I chose up to restaurants & bars, but think "clubs" Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #6

Exactly tazkcmo Jan 2014 #14

Not allowed. It was done, so they banned it there,too. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #25

Any ban should include someplace for smokers to smoke socially. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #13

The fifth choice is inevitable. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #15

None of the above Warpy Jan 2014 #16

The truth is, smoking really is bad for children. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #17

So is car exhaust. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #29

Which is why you don't drive indoors. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #33

Second hand exhaust. It is everywhere. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #42

OK. Not a fan of car exhaust, but, can we have a calm, rational discussion Zorra Jan 2014 #38

You go first. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #43

OK. In general, smoking is simply a costly personal preference/addiction, detrimental to all life. Zorra Jan 2014 #50

So, we have to put up with car exhaust, detrimental to all life because the 1% Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #51

Oh the good ol' days... Tx4obama Jan 2014 #18

Oh, I remember going to the school staff lounge as a kid to deliver a message to a teacher, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #20

I voted for "Ban smoking on airplanes and public transport". Midwestern Democrat Jan 2014 #23

That's the problem, they can't. When there is a choice, non-smoking loses. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #26

"most people don't really care all that much" Union Scribe Jan 2014 #27

When I go to a party, I bring to extra packs to Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #30

Totally agreed. Reality check time. nilesobek Jan 2014 #52

Airplanes, public transport and restaurants of the spaces given. Closed air spaces. flvegan Jan 2014 #24

What about the people who work in the bar? Why should they have to be pnwmom Jan 2014 #48

Any place where employees are pressured to be LittleBlue Jan 2014 #28

I want to know where it's legal for me to punch people in the diaphragm for smoking. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #31

Ban smoking everywhere the public is allowed. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #32

Allow smoking everywhere? Who is still that clueless? nt Logical Jan 2014 #34

An overheard conversation among my high school students Nevernose Jan 2014 #35

Out of curiosity Nye, what's your opinion on Electronic Cigarettes Revanchist Jan 2014 #41

I think they are a wonderful invention. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #44

I wonder what the poll results would look like if you had included them Revanchist Jan 2014 #45

I choice option 3, but being a non-cigarette-smoker I'm somewhat flexible. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #46

You left out an important location. pnwmom Jan 2014 #47

The trouble with cigarette smoke is that it travels and lingers starroute Jan 2014 #49