Basically it's about weighing up the rights of non-smokers especially who WORK in a pub etc to not have to breathe in a bunch of poisons, against the rights of people to smoke. I think it's a good compromise. After 15 minutes working in a smoky environment there are significant measurable levels of toxins etc in the person's blood. Nobody else's health should be sacrificed for somebody elses pleasure.
If you are that desperate for a cigarette that it just can't wait, you can go outside *shrugs* I agree the bus stop thing might be slightly extreme but on the other hand I hate it when somebody at the bus stop is smoking. I had to stop smoking because I'm athsmatic and second hand smoke can set of an athsma attack.
Besides everyone knows that because of sod's law, the second you light a cigarette at a bus stop the bus comes and you have to put it out. *nods*
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