{
  "id": 16914522,
  "title": "Why throwing cigarette butts from cars puts road users at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/why-throwing-cigarette-butts-from-cars-puts-road-users-at-risk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:41:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/why-throwing-cigarette-butts-from-cars-puts-road-users-at-risk-1.500727268"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Another public awareness month of October, it happened in a split second this morning from car in front of me. Amid the routine flow of traffic, a small glowing object suddenly emerged from the window of the vehicle ahead. A burning cigarette butt, casually flicked onto the road, danced through the air before disappearing beneath passing cars. While the driver who discarded it may have thought…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}