12-07-2006, 02:50 AM
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 Ohio smoking ban includes truck cabs
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Truckers who want to light up a cigarette in their cabs better think twice. The statewide smoking ban that takes effect Thursday includes company vehicles, with only a few exceptions.
“How are they going to enforce such a ridiculous law?” asked Steve Kerr, a 55-year-old truck driver for United Parcel Service.
The law, passed by voters Nov. 7, prohibits smoking in nearly all public buildings and work places. Exceptions include tobacco shops, designated hotel rooms and enclosed areas of nursing homes.
The truck-driving provision was included to protect employees in vehicles used by more than one person, even if it's different drivers on the road at different times, said Tracy Sabetta, head of the SmokeFreeOhio campaign, which backed the law.
| The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State |