What do you think about the pollution of your race cars ?
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Of course I would prefer cars to be cleaner - and they are indeed going that way. The car in the picture is cleaner than the one I had before. But driving my car isn't going to ruin my health like smoking was (unless I crash it of course! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> ).
It's perfectly valid point say that I drive a car, so I'm contributing to pollution, just as it's perfectly valid to say that I use up the planet's oxygen by breathing. But I'm not about to stop breathing to save the earth, and I still need a car to get around. I do ride a bicycle for shorter trips which helps... a little.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> It's not actually a race car either - it's an everyday car. Autokhanas are a sort of driving skill improvement event. Instructive and great fun too.
If you read what I've written above I'm not trying to claim to be some sort of saint who blames smokers for the ills of the world. As I said, I've done all the dumb things at some time in my life. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> As I also said, it seems perfectly reasonable to have separate areas in public places for smokers, just as it seems more sensible for me to drive fast on a track rather than a pubic road.
Smoking isn't going to die out any time soon, but if I can help motivate someone to stop then I'd be happy to do so.
Comments along the lines of "cars pollute too" and "alcohol is bad too" don't really constitute a sensible argument as to why smoking isn't a damaging habit. Smokers do seem to get very sensitive about their habit, and if anybody tries to suggest that it would be a good idea to stop they seem to feel confronted by it. I've even heard smokers say things like "why don't you try and ban farting too - that smells"!
Come on smokers - instead of trying to shoot the messenger, can't even
one of you admit that the message has some truth. The message, from my viewpoint is that smoking wastes your money and impairs your health. Do you really think that's wrong??
