Research shows that if the same amount of carbon dioxide in a smoky car after one cigarette were in a building a fireman would have to wear breathing apparatus when entering it.
I'm running a campaign on the Channel 4 campaigning website www.battlefront.co.uk called You Smoke, I Choke. It's about getting MPs and the public to start seeing this issue from a child's perspective and how damaging it is to their health. I hope to show how ridiculous it is to even think of lighting up in a car when you have a child in it. Many people have argued already that we are always getting told what we can and cannot do - but I passionately believe that this is one law that does need passing.
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