NEWS
GUIDE TO VAPING AT TRAINSTATIONS AND ON TRAINS
NEWS
VAPES ON A
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GUIDE TO VAPING AT TRAINSTATIONS AND ON TRAINS
Travelling by train any time soon ? Then don ’ t even think about vaping ( and it is the same story on planes and at airports .) There is no heartbreak like missing your train and watching it go … And there is nothing more annoying than waiting around for a delayed train . We wait and wait and wait until boredom and impatience kicks in . That is the train travel life for you … unpredictable ! They say life is a journey , enjoy the ride , but how can you when you are flustered , angry and anxious . Its moments like these , where you just want to take out your vaping gear and puff away endlessly to calm your mood levels down . But life is never that easy , when you read notices which say : ‘ Vaping is prohibited .’ That is your cue to keep your e-cigs right where you placed them . As the traditional proverb goes : ‘ there is no smoke without fire ’ - well now you can expect to interpret it literally as it seems the entire train industry has decided to
20 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE USA adopt a similar approach like the UK when it comes to banning e-cigarettes on rail transport . When it comes to both US regulation and companies imposing their own vaping rules , then the question is settled …
“ Smoking is not allowed on any trains , in stations or within 15 feet of station and enclosed area entrances . This ban includes e-cigarettes .”
vaping is the same as smoking . It seems no amount of arguments to the contrary have any effect - and in many places where you cannot smoke , you will find that you cannot vape either .
In contrast with the UK , e-cigarettes have not been formally recognised as smoking cessation aid in the USA . Legally , they are considered as tobacco products and are regulated by the FDA . Unfortunately , the train industry has concluded that smoking and vaping are pretty much the same and thus should be treated equally . ( It is the same on planes and at airports too . Almost without exception - you cannot vape where you cannot smoke ). A spokesperson from The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported : “ We would interpret our prohibition on smoking as applying to electronic cigarettes .” Therefore : “ Vaping is prohibited in our trains , buses and stations .” It is little wonder the general public is confused . We know that smoking is not the same as vaping but officialdom continually tells us the opposite . The Long Island Rail Road , also bans e-cigarettes on its trains . Similarly , The U . S Department of Transportation also