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by lan321 209 days ago
What bothers you about tints? I've never bothered to get one since it's illegal where I'm at but the new ones seem pretty cool for cave dwellers who fear the light. They tint well during the day but you can still see at night from what I've seen on friends cars.
3 comments
ghusto 209 days ago
It's like driving behind a truck or van, you can't see past the (tinted) car in front.

The solution would be to overtake people with tinted windows. Unfortunately, the type of people with tinted windows are exactly the type you shouldn't overtake.

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okdood64 209 days ago
> Unfortunately, the type of people with tinted windows are exactly the type you shouldn't overtake.

So every soccer mom SUV?

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Workaccount2 209 days ago
Factory tints are generally mild and never on the windshield.

Aftermarket tints are dark and people get both the rear window and windshield tinted.

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globular-toast 209 days ago
I could talk about eye contact and how using the road only works if we cooperate but, more than anything, I just find a heavily tinted windscreen to be antisocial. It's like the ultimate form of bullying. Driving around in a killing machine without your victims even being able to see you.
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tybstar 209 days ago
I like to stare right into the windshield where I think the driver's face must be, make them think I can see through the tint. I doubt it works.
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mtoner23 209 days ago
most aftermarket tints are too dark and dont allow pedestrians to see into the car to see if they going to be hit by the driver. its illegal in most places but cops dont do anything about it.
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lan321 209 days ago
In eastern europe they do. It's a decent revenue stream. The loop for many friends is:

Put on tint.

Get pulled over (hopefully) a while later

Police demand you remove it and usually write you a ticket for ~50 eur

Maybe you plead that the car is your dad's if it's not registered to you and get to keep the tint if they decide to do you a favor

Otherwise you remove it and go pay another X eur a week later to have new one put on

Since there's no license point deduction, it's just a money/inconvenience issue.

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alt227 209 days ago
Yeah, they do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y927e5g2o

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pengaru 209 days ago
what driver?
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