Trucker gets $305 ticket for smoking in his rig - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Baack · **^ Top** #1 10.09.2009

As our country becomes more liberal
You can bet this will be coming to the USA

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The burning question about precisely where a person can smoke these days is flaring up again in Ontario, where a 48-year-old trucker faces a $305 fine for lighting up on the job: while driving his big rig along Canada's busiest highway.
The man, who hails from London, Ont., was headed for Windsor when he was pulled over Wednesday along Highway 401 and given a ticket under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.
The law, considered a Canadian standard-setter when it was passed in 2006, forbids smoking in all workplaces and enclosed public spaces, including buildings, structures or vehicles worked in or frequented by employees, according to the government's website.
"Examples of an enclosed workplace include the inside of a trailer office on a construction site, the inside of a loading dock, or the inside of a delivery truck," the site says.
Ontario Provincial Police Const. Shawna Coulter said the law is very explicit about what constitutes a workplace.
"It says the inside of any place, building, structure or vehicle that is part of the employee's workplace, which if you're driving a truck for long periods of time – that becomes your workplace."

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a...ing-in-his-rig

simplyred1962 · **^ Top** #2 10.09.2009

This truck, although it IS used for work, is nevertheless, our HOME! Be danged if the gooberment is gonna tell me I can't smoke in the privacy of my own home!! SHEESH!!

Judi Kay

LooneyTune · **^ Top** #3 10.09.2009

Some officers try to do this same thing in California too.

danc694u · **^ Top** #4 10.09.2009

Did this include the fine for "interfering" with a peace officer ???

Or is that seperate ??

Gearjammin' Penguin · **^ Top** #5 10.09.2009

Iowa's doing that too. These bureaucrats need a serious jimmy kick.

LooneyTune · **^ Top** #6 10.09.2009

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Originally Posted by Gearjammin' Penguin

Iowa's doing that too. These bureaucrats need a serious jimmy kick.

Maybe they're afraid you'll toss the cigarette out the window and start the corn on fire.

ChromeDome · **^ Top** #7 10.09.2009

When Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania passed their laws this came up.
All 3 states in the end had a provision for Trucks.
In Maryland I know it was worded this way: As long as only 1 driver uses that truck you can smoke in it. If the truck is used by more than 1 driver you cannot.
In PA and NY I know you can smoke in the truck, but I am not sure what the work around was for the law. I am guessing it is about the same.

woflpack1967 · **^ Top** #8 10.09.2009

i even heard calif will fine you driving thru the scales too.

snowbunny · **^ Top** #9 10.09.2009

I always panic crossing the border in my personal vehicle...it is government property...no signs, but last thing I need is to get hauled into immigration cause I was smoking!

I wonder if that law distinguishes between on and off duty? Ridiculous!

tucker · **^ Top** #10 10.09.2009

305 Canadian dollars is only like 4 cents in our money.

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