Window Tint Ticket

[jamal1984]

it's like a war in here after a few post that blame on the government for the window tinting law .
I do have a window tinting shop at GA. And a reason of 95% Customer that wanted a dark tint on their car is about PRIVACY. Not a GANGSTA looking or trying to kill peoples or "drug trafficking " and about 90% got baby seat(s) on their back seat. Or what kind of tints will look good, or match the color, block more heat, feel cooler, stop the sun, save the dash.....A lot of peoples out there who worry and take a very good care of their cars inside out, that is why they need window tinting.
I do understand that the cop worry about their SAFETY = TRUE. That is why i always explained to my customers very carefully about the law.
Ok there is alot of young kids who wanted to look cools.....so they can put whatever tints they like on their car as long they are responsible for it.
To me they should low down the tint law to at least 20% it's look almost like 32% which is the legal tint law here in GA.
Alot of peoples got a tint ticket for like 20-28% which is ridiculous for those who wrote that tickets.
If you can see the driver let's them go, some cops just have to pull out their tint meter and trying to make moneys out of it.

my 2 cents.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by jamal1984

it's like a war in here after a few post that blame on the government for the window tinting law .
I do have a window tinting shop at GA. And a reason of 95% Customer that wanted a dark tint on their car is about PRIVACY. Not a GANGSTA looking or trying to kill peoples or "drug trafficking " and about 90% got baby seat(s) on their back seat. Or what kind of tints will look good, or match the color, block more heat, feel cooler, stop the sun, save the dash.....A lot of peoples out there who worry and take a very good care of their cars inside out, that is why they need window tinting.
I do understand that the cop worry about their SAFETY = TRUE. That is why i always explained to my customers very carefully about the law.
Ok there is alot of young kids who wanted to look cools.....so they can put whatever tints they like on their car as long they are responsible for it.
To me they should low down the tint law to at least 20% it's look almost like 32% which is the legal tint law here in GA.
Alot of peoples got a tint ticket for like 20-28% which is ridiculous for those who wrote that tickets.
If you can see the driver let's them go, some cops just have to pull out their tint meter and trying to make moneys out of it.

my 2 cents.

Totally seeing your point.

But it sucks to be a cop, not knowing whats going on inside the car. Cops die. They need to not. So they need to be safe.

At the same time, Police can give you tickets for a FMIC, even tho they come stock with Evos. Its not the Cop's job to know whats what from the factory. Thats what a REF is for.

Maybe Police should just require people to turn on their dome lights.

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by jamal1984

it's like a war in here after a few post that blame on the government for the window tinting law .
I do have a window tinting shop at GA. And a reason of 95% Customer that wanted a dark tint on their car is about PRIVACY. Not a GANGSTA looking or trying to kill peoples or "drug trafficking " and about 90% got baby seat(s) on their back seat. Or what kind of tints will look good, or match the color, block more heat, feel cooler, stop the sun, save the dash.....A lot of peoples out there who worry and take a very good care of their cars inside out, that is why they need window tinting.
I do understand that the cop worry about their SAFETY = TRUE. That is why i always explained to my customers very carefully about the law.
Ok there is alot of young kids who wanted to look cools.....so they can put whatever tints they like on their car as long they are responsible for it.
To me they should low down the tint law to at least 20% it's look almost like 32% which is the legal tint law here in GA.
Alot of peoples got a tint ticket for like 20-28% which is ridiculous for those who wrote that tickets.
If you can see the driver let's them go, some cops just have to pull out their tint meter and trying to make moneys out of it.

my 2 cents.

Why do people feel they need so much "privacy" when driving on public roads? It's like wakling down the street and not wanting people to see you.

IMO, the majority of tint law are reasonable and allow for a dark enough tint, unless you are afraid of what someone might see inside your car for whatever reason.

Save the dark tints show cars but, keep the tints light enough when on public roads so I can see WTF you are doing in there!

[supmet]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Why do people feel they need so much "privacy" when driving on public roads? It's like wakling down the street and not wanting people to see you.

IMO, the majority of tint law are reasonable and allow for a dark enough tint, unless you are afraid of what someone might see inside your car for whatever reason.

Save the dark tints show cars but, keep the tints light enough when on public roads so I can see WTF you are doing in there!

I already said valuables in the car while your parked for one. And honestly, with psychotic episodes of road rage these days, I like just being able to ignore everyone on the road. There have been random freeway shootings on the freeways here in california, and I feel slightly better with darker tint, making a clear shot just a little harder. Also I've heard women feel safer in bad neighborhoods, because random people can't see that there's just one 100 lb girl in the car. Are we good on privacy yet?

I think the real question is... why do you want to see in my car so bad??

[jamal1984]

Originally Posted by supmet

I already said valuables in the car while your parked for one. And honestly, with psychotic episodes of road rage these days, I like just being able to ignore everyone on the road. There have been random freeway shootings on the freeways here in california, and I feel slightly better with darker tint, making a clear shot just a little harder. Also I've heard women feel safer in bad neighborhoods, because random people can't see that there's just one 100 lb girl in the car. Are we good on privacy yet?

I think the real question is... why do you want to see in my car so bad??

+1
But if redride is a girl i don't mind at all :)

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by supmet

I already said valuables in the car while your parked for one. And honestly, with psychotic episodes of road rage these days, I like just being able to ignore everyone on the road. There have been random freeway shootings on the freeways here in california, and I feel slightly better with darker tint, making a clear shot just a little harder. Also I've heard women feel safer in bad neighborhoods, because random people can't see that there's just one 100 lb girl in the car. Are we good on privacy yet?

I think the real question is... why do you want to see in my car so bad??

I can't begin to tell you how many times I saw a very inattentive driver a on cell phone, putting on make up, eating etc in proximity to my vehicle.
I steer clear or these a-holes.
It's a matter of public record that they are a major cause of accidents.
When someone is on a public road their privacy is limted due to the very nature of it being public.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by RedRide

I can't begin to tell you how many times I saw a very inattentive driver rubbernecking at others on a cell phone, putting on make up, eating etc in proximity to my vehicle.

I guess my point is you should be watching the road, not inside my car...

I guarantee the person paying attention to driving rather than other drivers and trying to classify each one as safe or dangerous is the safer driver.

Quit lying anyway, you know your just mad because the tint on the escalade in front of you on the way home last night was just a little to dark, preventing you from watching finding nemo with their kids on the flip down screen.

[2+2]

Originally Posted by RedRide

I can't begin to tell you how many times I saw a very inattentive driver a on cell phone, putting on make up, eating etc in proximity to my vehicle.
I steer clear or these a-holes.
It's a matter of public record that they are a major cause of accidents.
When someone is on a public road their privacy is limted due to the very nature of it being public.

You gotta love it when someone cuts through the fog.

When you're in private - you have the right to privacy.
When you're in public you don't.
When you're driving on a public road, yeah you guessed it, you're in public.

The rest of us have a right to see what you're up to at the moment, whether you're paying attention etc and whether or not we have eye contact at a critical moment (THE cardinal rule for motorcyclists btw). It's helps the police too when they can see inside your vehicle at a stop (oh and the driver standing outside the car with his hands on the roof doesn't do shit for the cop, there might be someone else in the car with a gun).

When you're driving on a public road, you're in public so please keep your zipper closed and your finger out of your nose. Keep some napkins in a cubby hole or invest in a little box of kleenex for crying out loud. Oh and paleeze do us all a favor and do the makeup thing before you leave the house. And hang up the freakin phone and drive!!!!!!

[RUFFSTUFF]

Originally Posted by RedRide

IMO, the majority of tint law are reasonable and allow for a dark enough tint, unless you are afraid of what someone might see inside your car for whatever reason.

I disagree.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Why do people feel they need so much "privacy" when driving on public roads? It's like wakling down the street and not wanting people to see you.

IMO, the majority of tint law are reasonable and allow for a dark enough tint, unless you are afraid of what someone might see inside your car for whatever reason.

Save the dark tints show cars but, keep the tints light enough when on public roads so I can see WTF you are doing in there!

Have you ever looked around while driving? I see people pick their noses all the time. I'd assume people see me when I do it.

Originally Posted by RUFFSTUFF

Here if you get a tint ticket all you have to do is pay it. You don't have to remove the tint. Have gotten 2 in a bizillion years... the first the cop wrote the wrong violation code, so it went away, the second cost $80. Both times, the cop only made the stop for tint, nothing else.

You obviously haven't gotten a ticket in California.

You know what that reminds me of? The cellphone laws here in Cali. Its 20 bucks for first violation, then 50 bucks each violation on top of that. An accumulating total. So its 20, then 20+50, then 20+50+50. But heres the catch. The 20 dollar violation fee from the DMV, jumps to 130 after court fees.

Originally Posted by fmicle

+1

What's next, rules and laws to protect us from ourselves? I can't sell you a knife because you may cut yourself with it...

Damn the emissions laws. I want to cut my cat out from a muffler shop without THE MAN over my shoulder! Damn him!

[fmicle]

Deleted my original comment... by me

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by fmicle

This matter has already been hotly debated here
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7202

You totally missed the large amounts of sarcasm in that.

[Kioshi]

Originally Posted by RedRide

keep the tints light enough when on public roads so I can see WTF you are doing in there!

During holiday season, Christmas trees come in from semi trucks to The Home Depot. And our store being too cheap to have chaps to cover the employees jeans and jackets...i usually, when driving back home, take my pants off, because I dont want to get my seats all dirty and smelling like Christmas trees..

I'm sure you'd want to see past my 20% front window tints to see a brown dude driving in his boxers on the public road?

FYI, I have already dealt w/ 2 fix-it tickets in California for my tints.....F-the stupid tint law....it makes no sense for law abiding citizens and trying to be safe from maniacs shooting on freeways~~~

[MUSKOKA800]

It's a shame that tint shops don't have the integity to apply only legal tint rather than take whatever money walks through the door.
That said it's the officers call here in Ontario (Canada). No specific specification is written into the law, it's just the officers discretion.

[RUFFSTUFF]

Originally Posted by MUSKOKA800

It's a shame that tint shops don't have the integity to apply only legal tint rather than take whatever money walks through the door.
That said it's the officers call here in Ontario (Canada). No specific specification is written into the law, it's just the officers discretion.

Businesses need money otherwise they will no longer be businesses. If a customer wants a dark tint and they are informed of the consequences (as I have been everytime even when I go to my neighbor's shop) then it's on them. Tint legality is hardly the cause to argue over though....

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by RUFFSTUFF

Businesses need money otherwise they will no longer be businesses. If a customer wants a dark tint and they are informed of the consequences (as I have been everytime even when I go to my neighbor's shop) then it's on them. Tint legality is hardly the cause to argue over though....

+1

What's next, rules and laws to protect us from ourselves? I can't sell you a knife because you may cut yourself with it...

[JBougie]

Originally Posted by fmicle

+1

What's next, rules and laws to protect us from ourselves? I can't sell you a knife because you may cut yourself with it...

Seat belt laws ..........

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by JBougie

Seat belt laws ..........

I don't wear a seat belt because the law says so, I wear it because I don't want to die like an idiot in a car crash. Seat belts save lives, I'd wear it even if the law didn't say so. I find it ridiculous that we need laws to make people wear seat belts. I'd say if some people want to take themselves out of the gene pool, go ahead, be my guest...

The perfect example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBjajREZTk