Beggers can't be choosers with smokers

On the global front of bans for smoking in public places, would it ever cross your mind that you could be banned from lighting up - driving your car.
The Associated Press (AP) came out with New Delhi court: Don't smoke and drive yesterday, revealing the recklessness of driving in other countries, and the concern for people’s health.
"Anything that distracts the attention of driver is dangerous. The human mind cannot do two things simultaneously," said New Delhi's traffic commissioner Qamar Ahmed, welcoming the ruling, which goes into effect April 9 and only covers New Delhi, a city of 14 million people.
Those caught smoking at the wheel would pay 1,500 rupees (US$32; euro25), a hefty fine by local standards. Offenders caught more than five times would have their license revoked, the court said. The same fines apply to using a mobile phone and the less well-defined offense of "dangerous driving." (AP)
European countries mostly do not have smoking bans while driving. However, a few countries, like Ireland, and some states are considering imposing bans. Vermont is considering a blanket ban for anything associated with distracting you while driving - smoking, eating, reading, drinking etc.
I first viewed the article as focusing more heavily on smoking bans and the issue around it, but it pertained more to dangerous driving conditions and the history of its bans.
The smoking ban in D.C. back in 2007 mirrored that of that New York City smoking ban enacted in 2003. It has been proven that a year after the ban in New York, restaurants and surrounding businesses were thriving ever more.
I feel that these bans are a great success, even though separate smoking rooms for those smokers is a more plausible solution. No matter how you cut it, smoking is social and has always been accepted in public. I don’t smoke, but you know there will be smokers in America for a very long time.
Although there are more important topics to talk about, I feel as though social issues are always up for news worth.