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One Problem with Tinted Windows

From the Daily Mail: “Traffic wardens slapped seven tickets on a parked car over a two-week period without noticing the driver was dead inside the vehicle.”

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2 Responses to “One Problem with Tinted Windows”

  1. Michael O'Brien Says:
    March 11th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Here in the U.S., the wardens would need a better excuse than “tinted windows.” In most states, tinting material is prohibited on the windshield (except for the top few inches in the visor area) and there are limits on how opaque (usually >35% light transmittance) the tinting can be on other windows. Strangely, there isn’t a national standard for tinting even though cars move across state lines in huge volumes by the hour. Here in Oregon, a violation is subject to a $250 base fine and most people simply aren’t aware of the tinting law. It can be an expensive education.

  2. Matt Says:
    March 12th, 2009 at 3:13 am

    Michael: the incident happened in Florida, and the driver was sitting in the back seat when he died.

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