abstract: Stub it out: banning smoking while driving would help reduce pressure on nurses working in emergency care, according to experts. From July 1, it is unlawful to smoke in enclosed public places across England. The Local Authority Road Safety Officers Association has called on the government to introduce a blanket ban on smoking at the wheel as well. Mental health nurse David Harding-Price agrees: 'If there is a multiple pile up because someone has dropped a cigarette butt and is not concentrating, it affects nurses right across the board. Those in A&E and theatre have to deal with the casualties and mental health nurses may have to deal with bereaved relatives'.