Greenbelt expands smoking ban
The Greenbelt City Council voted Monday to expand the city's ban on smoking inside recreational facilities like the city's swimming pool and dog park, and a ban on smoking near all public buildings might not be far behind The Gazette reports.
The ban also outlaws smoking within 25 feet of non-enclosed play areas such as ball fields, playgrounds and outdoor basketball courts. The 25-foot distance was based in part on research indicating secondhand smoke can affect people within a 23-foot radius, according to the city's Park and Recreation Advisory Board.
Read more about Greenbelt's decision to ban smoking near public buildings in The Gazette.
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| November 26, 2010; 9:42 AM ET
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Posted by: pentagon40 | November 26, 2010 2:02 PM | Report abuse
There is absolutely no danger from second-hand smoke even if the non-smoker is 12 inches away from the smoker
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Posted by: snowbird1 | November 27, 2010 11:57 AM | Report abuse
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No smoking within 25 feet of a ballfield, playgrounds sounds nice, but like all these feel-good measures, enforcement will be the problem...If I get out of my car with a cigarette in hand going to a park and don't put it out, will there be a cop there to cite me????? I don't think so....
Will there be a yellow line marking 25 feet placed there???? I don't think so...
A gate maybe to remind me??? I don't think so....
We have more laws on the books to make people feel good but are not enforced...look at the hands free law in DC...how rigidly is that enforced??????