Well, most baseball stadiums (your original example locale) have assigned seating, so I can't avoid being near a smoker if one is near me. And the fact that people don't pay attention to the law and the fact that it's barely enforced doesn't make drunk driving any less illegal or dangerous.

It is a disgusting habit, but that's not the reason it's banned in public places. It's banned because it kills people who don't intentionally use it.

And, as Steve Martin said, ``Mind if I fart?''