I drive a lot for my job, and a somewhat recent trend is really starting to get on my nerves. Why does everyone seem like they want all their windows tinted on their cars and trucks? First off, I know it looks “cool,” but it’s just not safe to have your windows so dark that nobody can see you. Eye contact is very important when driving a 6,000 pound truck and I can’t make eye contact with a person who has black windows. It’s unsafe not only for you, but also for pedestrians and other drivers on the road. Why don’t police do something about illegal window tinting? They’d probably solve a lot more crime in the process if they pulled people over for illegal window tints.
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I was ticketed for window tint about 1980 – never heard of anybody before or after me ever cited again
so… most trucks are around 6Klbs (3/4 ton and up) so I don’t know what is driven here in the paragraph above but if you spend time in the seat for a while (lifetime career) you know a lot about skin cancer and more about solar keratosis not to mention melanoma of the eye.. My personal experience riding a motorcycle knows that eye contact is very overrated. The people are looking right through you and never see so that argument is questionable. Front window tint is a must for some and frustrating for others “so sorry we all can’t agree” There are some with “limo” (50%) tint and that is not much more than vanity but others might need a little glare cutter “and that hot sun on your skin you cannot get away from”. As for seeing at night…has not been a problem. below is a list of tint laws state to state
https://www.raynofilm.com/blog/automotive-window-tint-laws-by-state. In Ca it is 70% light with unlimited behind the front headrest back as long as you have driver and pass mirrors.
throw rocks.
The Police would pull those people over all the time if they had any idea how many of them are flipping off every cop they see.
Pretty weak argument.
Not buying the premise or conclusion.
Cell phones and weed, start there.
I agree, it can be a public safety issue and needs to be addressed.