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No. I'm saying that we should focus on real dangers instead of imaginary ones. Car accidents are the number one killer of children under 18. Second-hand smoke ain't even on the radar.
If we want to ban something in order to protect children, we should ban something that will actually do something useful. The bonus is that banning people from driving their children around will also prevent any of them from being exposed to second hand smoke in the car.
By putting their kids in the car, they place that child at far more risk for death and long term injury than second-hand smoke does. The child often doesn't have a choice to be in a car. If it's all about the children, we should simply ban driving with children in the car altogether. Problem solved and now we can actually protect children in the process.
I think that your example is not only irrational, but you have confirmed my belief that you don't really have serious concern about the health of children.
CAR ACCIDENTS are just that. BUT diseases and death cause by children being FORCED to be exposed to secondhand smoke in both the home and cars are 100% PREVENTABLE.