Smoking in the car - 'hidden death'
Smoking is bad, but smoking in a car is three times worse.
Although science has proven the harmful effects of smoking, many people cannot give up this habit, especially car drivers.
For drivers, cigarettes are like a 'miracle drug' that helps them stay focused on driving. They calmly think that as long as there are no children in the car, they can smoke freely without caring about the level of danger of doing so.
You must know that smoking is bad, but smoking in a car is three times more harmful and not only harmful to the smoker but also quickly reduces the value of the car.
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| Smoking in a car, even with the door open, has unpredictable effects, but many drivers still make the mistake. |
Smoking in the car reduces the value of the car.
When smoking in the car, the smoke will stick to every part of the car, especially the furniture, for a long time even if the driver opens the windows. Especially for smokers, the smoke will even stick to the air conditioning system, making their car always full of the smell of smoke.
After conducting a review, British researchers have officially concluded that smoking in a car can reduce the resale value of the car by $2,500. The causes come from all kinds of reasons such as odor, stains or traces of burning.
Previously, Carbuyer also conducted a survey of 6,000 people who wanted to buy a used car. 87% of them confirmed that they would never buy a car that smelled of cigarette smoke. This situation also happened at used car dealerships.
The Sun reports that the first thing most car dealerships do when someone wants to sell a used car is to smell it to see if it smells like cigarettes. If it does, the car will be heavily discounted. Many dealerships even have policies that prohibit buying cars that smell like cigarettes, because they would have to spend a lot of money just to deodorize the car.
Stuart Milne, a journalist for Carbuyer, commented that smoking in the car not only makes the car harder to sell, but also costs the owner thousands of dollars just to clean or deodorize it. So, it is best to never smoke in the car.
Smoking in cars also causes long-term health damage.
According to a study by Harvard University, smoking in a car can directly affect the health of both the car and its passengers, depending on the level of impact. To complete 45 tests, experts placed pollution measuring devices in child seats and let volunteers smoke for 1 hour, in both cases with the windows open or just slightly open.
As a result, the amount of toxic substances in cigarette smoke quickly affects the health of passengers in the car, passing from the nose to the lungs and causing respiratory diseases.
Pollution and fire hazard
The car is quite small and closed, so smoking in the car will make the air smell of cigarette smoke, very pungent and foul. Meanwhile, cigarette smoke is very difficult to evaporate.
In many cases, because the smoker does not pay attention to the cigarette butt falling on the floor carpet or carelessly pushes the burning cigarette into the fabric or velvet car seat... the risk of a car fire or explosion is very likely to occur.
Although the Law on Prevention of Tobacco Harms and Decree 155 of the Government clearly state that smoking is prohibited on public transport such as cars, airplanes, etc. and there are penalties for violations, in reality, cigarette smoke still exists on vehicles and follows them on those journeys as 'hidden death' that drivers need to know to avoid.
