How Dangerous is Smoking in Cars?

How toxic is the air inside a vehicle when someone is smoking? Are children really impacted by the secondhand smoke? Find out by viewing Smoke-free Cars with Kids: A Scientific Demonstration of Secondhand Smoke Exposure produced by the California Tobacco Control Program. This cutting edge demonstration measures the dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter in a car with someone smoking and discusses the damaging health effects secondhand smoke has on children. It was conducted to announce the implementation of California's Smoke-free Cars with Minors law. If you would like to share this video on your site, click here for a version that can be embedded. • FACTS: On January 1, 2008, a law went into effect which bans smoking in cars when there are children younger than 18 present. Those caught violating the law will face up to a $100 fine. The law was created to protect children who are particularly vulnerable to the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke. The air quality in a ...  more