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Pros and Cons of Vaping vs. Smoking: Should You Do While Driving?

ByMatsumoto Naoki-December 24, 2020

Lighting in the car already seems cool plus a great pleasure indeed. Whenever you want to have some thrill, lighting a cigarette is all you need during that long drive. However it is not that cool because a cigarette has its adverse effects, plus when you smoke it in the car, it may invite some unpleasant health conditions. Let’s get to the know pros and cons of vaping vs. smoking, and why you shouldn’t do it in the car at least.

Pros and Cons of Vaping vs. Smoking

Let’s understand the pros and cons of vaping vs. smoking. No matter if it is a cigarette or you vape, since the car has its limited area, it makes the space more congested and difficult to breathe. Perhaps the smoker may not notice it, but the passengers, and especially those who don’t smoke get heavily affected by the smoke.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be smoking to inhale all the adverse effects, but the smoke itself sticks to clothes as well. Also, the smoke enters a person’s organs via the derma or the skin. The smell and the smoke stick to the surfaces, and hence for non-smokers, it is not healthy at all.

Smoking in congested space leads to harmful results. Cre: Getty Images

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As a smoker, you may think that rolling down the windows would solve the problem, but it doesn’t. Also, it is not just the smoke that is harmful, but in the windy situation, those tiny burning particles from the ash may find a place on the passengers’ clothes and make a hole.

Apart from this issue, the adverse effects impact kids too. it is wrong to think that opening up the window dissolves the smoke, and doesn’t harm anyone. Whether it is smoking or vaping and driving, as both things use nicotine as the primary content, both have adverse effects on health. Regular consumption while driving with your family can greatly impact you and your family’s health.

Vaping and Driving is Not Legal in Some Countries

In countries like Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, parts of the US, smoking in the presence of kids, smoking is illegal. Other than the dangers it imposes on the people, the car upholstery gets ruined too. The smoke stinks, and once you smoke in the car, it stays on the sitting system, and even if it doesn’t get noticed, it exists.

Tobacco smoking however does more damage than vaping, as the vapors contain fewer nicotine extracts. Since these vaping juices come with your choice of nicotine amount, the nicotine factor can be controlled, but you should never do vaping while driving. As a fact, one can never neutralize the effects of even vaping. Let’s catch up with more driving tips!

Conclusion

Smoking with family in car harms significantly. Source: Mirror

 So these are the pros and cons of vaping vs. smoking where there are exactly no pros. Smoking does not benefit, in fact, it invites fatal diseases like cancer. As a solution, you should always avoid smoking in the car for your safety, your family’s, and the vehicle as well.

If you are a regular smoker, you should try to avoid it in the car at all. If you are someone who is addicted to smoking, and that is why you opt for vaping, still you shouldn’t do it in the car.

Matsumoto Naoki is senior car blogger at Car From Japan. Having background in mechanical engineering, he has a unique perspective on a lot of new car innovations. Prior to Car From Japan, Matsumoto was Mechanical Design Engineer at Yajima Plant, Subaru Corporation. His articles provide detailed DIY instructions and how-tos to help you get your new car on the road. If you want to save money and feel more confident when working on your cars, you should not ignore Matsumoto’s sharing posts. He presents driving tips and tricks for everyone through easy-following steps and mechanically but friendly writing.

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