Smoking and ciggy butts

[PrincessBandit]

Traveling home in the car from Papakura yesterday I was behind a woman in her car who flicked her ciggy butt out her window. I watched it slow-mo arc from her fingers up and over into my windscreen. As I pulled up next to her with my window wound down I called out to her "I'm glad I wasn't on my bike behind you as your cigarette butt just landed on my windscreen and I wouldn't have wanted it in my face". She looked somewhat taken aback and said "Oh, sorry" as she promptly took off round the corner.

It got me thinking. How many smokers here throw their ciggies out the window when they've finished with them? Years ago a friend of mine had a driver do it to him while on his bike and the smoldering butt started to burn his riding jacket. While I understand that many smokers might think a cigarette butt isn't a huge deal, especially compared to chucking cans, bottles and hamburger boxes out windows once empty, how many do it and under what circumstances? (Nah, I'm not going to report you to the litterbug police!) I'm just curious as to whether being a rider and therefore potentially being on the receiving end of someone's goobified ciggy butt in the face (or lap) makes a difference to how you dispose of them, if you smoke in your car.

[skippa1]

smoking is dirty and stinks

[oneofsix]

smoking is dirty and stinks

Agreed but they all seem to throw their butts out the window so Princess' question to the bikers that smoke has got me wondering too. Is it that being a smoker and not wanting to put up with the disgusting residue from your habit do you still do what most others smokers do and throw your burning butt out the window or being a biker do you think of the rest of us and use your ash tray for its intended purpose?

[Edbear]

Agreed but they all seem to throw their butts out the window so Princess' question to the bikers that smoke has got me wondering too. Is it that being a smoker and not wanting to put up with the disgusting residue from your habit do you still do what most others smokers do and throw your burning butt out the window or being a biker do you think of the rest of us and use your ash tray for its intended purpose?

Now I think of it, my car doesn't have an ash tray, and they now call the cigarette lighter socket a power socket as it doesn't have the lighter in it either. I wonder how the smoker's get on these days?

Of course, smoking is nasty and should be banned from the Earth...

[george formby]

For my sins, I smoke. In fact I can roll a cigarette while txting, drinking coffee and eating a mystery meat pie as I drive.

I'm very conscious of my habit & generally dispose of my butts in a bin. I use the ash tray & generally carry a wee tin for my butts when I'm out & about so i don't leave them in the scenery. Does my head in living in such a beautiful place & their is so much litter everywhere.

[iYRe]

I've been hit in the visor a few times, and had one land in my helmet while bicycling past a truck once..

At 160kmh a cig hitting the visor makes a nasty thud..

[george formby]

I've been hit in the visor a few times, and had one land in my helmet while bicycling past a truck once..

At 160kmh a cig hitting the visor makes a nasty thud..

How did you work out the speed of the cig butt?


I reckon bees are worse.

[iYRe]

well, I only know how fast I was going..

probably works out at a difference of 70-80kmh..

yeah bees are worse..

[imdying]

Of course, smoking is nasty and should be banned from the Earth...

Yep, just like your two faced religion you god bothering piece of shit

[Murray]

I think we should ban bee's

[george formby]

What about another poll option..

Would you rather get hit in the face by a bee or a butt?

[oneofsix]

What about another poll option..

Would you rather get hit in the face by a bee or a butt?

If the bee was flying away from you then it is the same thing.

[willytheekid]

I smoke...but never in da car! (Its the missus car!...that carrys my kids around...a certain death sentance!!)

Besides...I have MUCH better things to hang out the car window to scare you with

Sorry...I get bored easy in car (BUT!...Ive stopped getting jealous and heaving rocks at ya's when Im forced to travel in the car now...its progress)


-Have a safe xmas everyone!...

ps:Whats the last thing that goes through a bee's mind as it hits your visor??

....its arse!

[george formby]

If the bee was flying away from you then it is the same thing.

Bee Butt, clever.

As I was making my coffee just now it came to mind an Albatross would be worse.

[Zedder]

Bee Butt, clever.

As I was making my coffee just now it came to mind an Albatross would be worse.

More than a Norwegian Blue parrot I reckon.