US people: What the fuck is up with window tints on cars? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 days ago by 7bicycles@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I keep seeing this pop up in comment sections, about how you need to tint your windshield to protect you from the F350 Xenon Eyemelters and if you don't that's your fault. What the fuck? What do you mean tint your windshield, how the fuck do you see at night?

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago

states generally have laws about what level tint you can have and it is usually different (less shady) for windshields compared to sides/rear, and some allow for some portion of the upper windshield to be more tinted. it's a complete mess of differences between states.

warmer states' laws tend to be more lax and allow heavier tints, but not always.

supposedly, the reasonable standard is that a cop is supposed to be able to see the driver's face through the windshield easily and if they can't, they can pull you over and cite you. I say this as someone with a tint job others might construe as illegal and I have my little ways of avoiding scrutiny.

I have never heard someone say that other people should have a type of tint job to mitigate effects from headlights. that person sounds like a bozo and I would tell them to cram it up their cram hole.

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

I'm sorry but this just sounds like you can give yourself night blindness as long as it doesn't interfere with cop work

[-] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 5 days ago

That's my understanding.

[-] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 5 days ago

In practice the allowed tints on windshields are VERY light. Like so light most people don't even bother tinting it. It wouldn't cause night blindness. In my state for example you can apply alight non-reflective tint to only the top 5 inches of the windshield and the rest must be entirely untinted. Then the passenger, and drivers side windows can have only a light tint on the entire thing, then the back seat side windows can be a much darker tint. The law on it's very like specific and based on type of vehicle, which windows it is, which part of the window, etc.