No more smoking at bus stops in Seoul

But what about people that *want* to breathe the second-hand smoke from the ajosshi next to them? Who has thought about their needs?

Great news. It’s World No-Tobacco Day and the WHO is also calling for further restrictions on exposing people to second-hand smoke.

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No More Smoking at Bus Stops in Seoul

Coinciding with World No Tobacco Day, the city of Seoul has gone into action on smoking restrictions at outdoor smoking areas such as bus stops.

According to the city of Seoul on the 30th of May, major bus stops in the city have been designated as non-smoking areas, and that it is also considering making parks, apartments and other public places non-smoking areas.

On the 30th the city first made the following areas non-smoking: bus stops in the centre of the road in Jongno 2-ga and Baek Hospital, Gangnam Station and Yeonsei University, and transfer areas of Cheongnyangni and Guro Digital Complex; this test run will be carried out for the next three months.

A spokesperson from the city said that “at present 90% of the people from the city have expressed support for making bus stops non-smoking areas,” and that “once the trial period has ended in September we plan to make all city bus stops non-smoking areas.”

Along with this the city of Seoul will be moving towards making Children’s Grand Park and Seoul National University Park non-smoking areas as well, and at the same time through a reform of the applicable laws, will also make parks in the city run by city government institutions non-smoking as well.

The city of Seoul has also sent official correspondences to the 2,650 apartment complexes in the city to inquire about making apartments non-smoking as well, and in the case that an apartment complex is designated as one the city will provide support in the form of non-smoking clinics, health services for residences, and technical support for setting up designated smoking areas.