Smoking in cars with children

Studies show the same toxic chemicals found in your car's exhaust such as formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide are found in cigarette smoke. By smoking in your car when your children are present, you are exposing your children to these deadly chemicals and increasing their risk of developing serious respiratory illnesses.

This change to The Highway Traffic Act banning smoking in cars when children under 16 are present became law on July 15, 2010. It applies to all lighted tobacco products.

The new law includes fines for drivers of approximately $200.00.

The law applies to all motor vehicles, regardless of whether any window, sunroof, rooftop, door or other feature of the vehicle is open.