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New Delhi Court to Drivers: Butts Out

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:16:49 PM
By GAVIN RABINOWITZ

A man poses as he smokes inside a car near busy traffic in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Smoking poses serious health risks. So does driving in New Delhi. And combining the two is deadly, according to two New Delhi judges who have barred smoking at the wheel, officials said Tuesday, apparently the first such ban in the world. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)NEW DELHI (AP) - Smoking poses serious health risks. So does driving in New Delhi.

And combining the two is deadly, according to two New Delhi judges who have barred smoking at the wheel, officials said Tuesday, apparently the first such ban in the world.

Declaring "New Delhi roads dangerous to human life," the city's High Court on Monday imposed a slew of new measures aimed at deterring habitually bad drivers, including the smoking ban and a prohibition on using mobile phones while behind the wheel.


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