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LONDON (AP) — The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking at all times in cars, a step that would go beyond regulations elsewhere.

In research released on Wednesday, the group that represents U.K. doctors said the confined environment in cars exposes drivers and passengers to 23 times more toxins than a smoky bar. Children are particularly vulnerable to second-hand smoke since they absorb more pollutants. Smoke can linger in cars long after cigarettes have been smoked.

In countries including Australia, Canada, and parts of the U.S., smoking in cars is banned when children are present. In the U.K., smoking in public vehicles like buses and trains is banned but there is no law against smoking in private cars.

Dr. Vivienne Nathanson of the association said Wednesday that the government should now take a "bold and courageous step."

Rocketman

People probably don't realize the higher concentration in a closed car. The "higher concentration" ingredients in cigarette smoke are not the "higher concentration" ingredients in vapor. Hope the restriction doesn't extend to vaping.

Don't you just love it when you see someone in a new car smoking with the window down, and hanging the cigarette out the window?

So they can claim it was a "Non Smoking Vehicle" when they go to sell it.

and we all know where the butt goes when they are done.