Tuesday, March 02, 2010

There are only two kinds of people... (3)

Those who drive with dark-tinted windows, and those who don't.

The Phoenix guy driving the late-model luxury-large SUV who a) littered, and b) didn't signal lane changes in dense traffic, falls, predictably I think, into the former category.

I drove along side of him, to get a look at the guy. Could see nothing.

Here's my thoughts on deep tinting.

1. It's illegal in several states/provinces. Here's the law for Arizona:

Front Side Windows Must allow more than 33% of light in.
Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
Rear Window Any darkness can be used.

2. It is a safety issue. It is an important addition to a driver's total information base to be able to see a fellow-driver. Is he paying attention? Which way is he looking? Etc.

3. There might be a justification for it from a sun/temperature perspective, or an anti-theft perspective.

So, I guess I'll cut the guy some slack on this one, but the dark-tinted windows seem to fit the profile of a litter/non-signaler.

Memo to Phoenix Police dept.: in addition to red cars, start monitoring cars with deep-tint windows.

And that's the way the clear-windowed Ball bounces.

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