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I think the smoking thing has more to do with lighting up than the actual smoking... especially with those child-proof lighters.

What strikes me as odd is that it seems as if the people talking about the dangers of driving and smoking seem to not be current or former smokers....

Any smoker I know (including myself until I quit) can light their cigarette without looking. This includes using a childproof lighter.

What people seem to be forgetting is that smoking becomes almost a reflex. You don't need to pay attention to it to do it successfully. Which is also one of it's nastiest little tricks.

Unless I am misreading this and the people commenting are current or former smokers who are implying "Well, when I smoked, it was dangerous while driving because...", I think their explanations of the dangers involved are about as accurate as if I were to explain why getting your period would make you crash your car.