London, 16 nov (EFE).-the British Medical Association (BMA, acronym in English) today recommended to prohibit in the United Kingdom smoking in cars after investigations that warn of the danger it posed to the health.
The BMA called extends also to the car the current ban on using tobacco in public places because the concentration levels of toxins in vehicles is 23 times higher than those found in a bar where there is smoking long.
According to the Medical Association called passive smoker who travels in a car may have problems in the lungs, while children are particularly vulnerable because their immune systems are less developed.
The BMA considers that it is necessary that the country take hard measures, as a total ban, even if a motorist traveling alone because the toxins remain in the vehicle and can be dangerous for a person to rise later to the car.
The Director of the Department of science of the Association, Vivienne Nathanson, admitted today that the ban may be a “bold and courageous” but there is enough evidence to justify extending the current prohibition with regard to tobacco.
Some States of USA and Australia and Canada provinces have introduced a type of legislation in this regard, but is focused mainly in the case of the presence of children in the car.
However, the BMA said that a total ban would be the best option because it would be easier to control.
This recommendation to the Government was made before the members of the Association voted this summer in favor of pushing to ban smoking in cars. EFE
