A Solution For Cigarette Smoking Cab Passengers

It was way back in 1987 when New Yorks cab drivers won the right to insist their customers refrained from smoking cigarettes while making use of the iconic yellow vehicle as they were escorted to their chosen destination.

This change in the law was a huge win for health conscious drivers fed up inhaling the deadly fumes given off by the burning of tobacco, but it meant nicotine addicts had one less place where they could get their fix. These days of course things are even worse for smokers with just about every public place in the Big Apple being out of bounds when using tobacco products.

Over the last few years a product has come onto the market which is once again allowing smokers and cab drivers to live in harmony. The new electronic cigarette is a device which allows users to get nicotine without giving off any smoke, and it gaining in popularity with people fed up standing on the sidewalk to get their drug of choice. Even Katherine Heigl who is a keen advocate of this device has been photographed puffing on a custom e cig in the back seat of a Miami taxi cab.

One of the downsides of the e cigarette is that it looks a lot like the real thing so many cab drivers are going to be a bit apprehensive about letting their customers use it. There really is no need for this however as the only thing being emitted when the user exhales is a harmless water vapor.

If you get a fare who would like to use their electronic smoking device while you drive them around the city, our advice to encourage them. Not only will your customer be less likely to have a fit of nicotine deprived grumpiness, but it’s also far more likely you will get a sizable tip for your kindness.