<P> More recently, the dangers of secondhand smoke have seen more attention, and smoking in a car (whether in motion or not) is banned in some jurisdictions as a measure against passive smoking . Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). It's a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco . Mainstream smoke The smoke exhaled by a smoker . Sidestream smoke Smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, or tobacco burning in a hookah . This type of smoke has higher concentrations of cancer - causing agents (carcinogens) and is more toxic than mainstream smoke . It also has smaller particles than mainstream smoke . These smaller particles make their way into the lungs and the body's cells more easily . When non-smokers are exposed to SHS it's called involuntary smoking or passive smoking . Non-smokers who breathe in SHS take in nicotine and toxic chemicals the same way smokers do . The more SHS you breathe, the higher the levels of these harmful chemicals in your body . Some laws stipulate that such a ban applies only when a passenger is under a certain age . A research study showed that after smoking one cigarette in a car, the time required for respirable particles' concentration to return to its initial value, depending on car movement cases, windows positions and ventilation settings, varies between 10 and 60 minutes . </P> <P> Cigarettes or cigarette litter thrown out of the window of cars moving through a vegetated area (particularly during the hot season) is one of the causes of wildfires or bushfires . A southern France firefighters' department statistic attributes 16% of local bushfires to cigarette litter thrown out of moving vehicles (and 13.8% to cigarette litter from pedestrians). </P> <P> In the Australian Capital Territory, a smoking ban in cars with minors under the age of 16 has existed since May 2012 . An on the spot fine of AUD $250 will be applicable, or court fines up to AUD $5,500 . </P> <P> In New South Wales a smoking ban in cars with minors under the age of 16 has existed since July 2009 . There is an on the spot fine of AUD $250 for drivers or passengers, with a maximum fine of AUD $1,100 if unsuccessfully disputed / appealed . </P>

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