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Desperately we need to reign in car "style" choices like this. Beyond headlights being too bright, lift kits should be banned and tint regulations should be enf

Desperately we need to reign in car "style" choices like this. Beyond headlights being too bright, lift kits should be banned and tint regulations should be enforced. Same with sound regulations. Public roads are not race tracks; they are for people.

lan321 10mo 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.
- ghusto 10mo 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.
  - okdood64 10mo ago
    > Unfortunately, the type of people with tinted windows are exactly the type you shouldn't overtake. So every soccer mom SUV?
    - Workaccount2 10mo 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.
- mtoner23 10mo 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.
  - alt227 10mo ago
    Yeah, they do. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y927e5g2o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y927e5g2o
  - pengaru 10mo ago
    what driver?
  - lan321 10mo 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.
- globular-toast 10mo 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.
  - tybstar 10mo 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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- LeifCarrotson 10mo ago
  A minivan with tinted front windows is not OK, because pedestrians and other drivers at intersections can't see where the driver is looking. You don't need to be able to see the rear seats, which is why those can be opaque on a panel van. I have no issues with rear windows being tinted or not. Sure, express yourself however you see fit. It's the front windows that should not be (but often are) tinted, and yet police will watch them drive by and not lift a finger.
- alt227 10mo ago
  > All the things on your list are things that are fine if you're not stupid about them. Thats the point, people are stupid about them and so it needs regulation to stop those idiots and make it fair for everybody.
  - potato3732842 10mo ago
    So let me get this straight, we need to regulate everybody more because some drug dealer had the front windshield of whatever Infiniti sedan those guys are driving these days tinted some stupid shade? If you actually read the existing laws in most state they're pretty damn reasonable and amount to "don't put too much tint on the three front windows all vehicles have" This is either a case of Karen doesn't know the law so Karen assumes there is none or Karen wants way more than the existing law but doesn't wanna come out and say it because Karen knows it's unreasonable. (Reminder: Karen is a state of mind, not a name)
    - alt227 10mo ago
      > read the existing laws in most state I assume you mean 'US States'? This is a thread about the UK, and the UK law about vehicle tinting is cleary defined here, so there is no need to be reasonable or try to assume a generality. Looks like 'Karen' might need to do her research a bit more. https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules
squishy47 10mo ago
ugh the fucking noise. My house backs onto a road that's only really busy in rush hours. It's the mopeds and trash-can exhausts that are the pain, the actual traffic isn't that noisy. yeah, exhaust sound is fun but not on your corsa; save it for the race-track. At least the drug dealers are respectful and ride electric bikes. As much as we're heading to a police state, might almost be worth it if they regulated vehicle noise.

lan321 10mo 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.

ghusto 10mo 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.
- okdood64 10mo ago
  > Unfortunately, the type of people with tinted windows are exactly the type you shouldn't overtake. So every soccer mom SUV?
  - Workaccount2 10mo 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.
mtoner23 10mo 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.
- alt227 10mo ago
  Yeah, they do. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y927e5g2o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y927e5g2o
- pengaru 10mo ago
  what driver?
- lan321 10mo 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.
globular-toast 10mo 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.
- tybstar 10mo 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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LeifCarrotson 10mo ago
A minivan with tinted front windows is not OK, because pedestrians and other drivers at intersections can't see where the driver is looking. You don't need to be able to see the rear seats, which is why those can be opaque on a panel van. I have no issues with rear windows being tinted or not. Sure, express yourself however you see fit. It's the front windows that should not be (but often are) tinted, and yet police will watch them drive by and not lift a finger.
alt227 10mo ago
> All the things on your list are things that are fine if you're not stupid about them. Thats the point, people are stupid about them and so it needs regulation to stop those idiots and make it fair for everybody.
- potato3732842 10mo ago
  So let me get this straight, we need to regulate everybody more because some drug dealer had the front windshield of whatever Infiniti sedan those guys are driving these days tinted some stupid shade? If you actually read the existing laws in most state they're pretty damn reasonable and amount to "don't put too much tint on the three front windows all vehicles have" This is either a case of Karen doesn't know the law so Karen assumes there is none or Karen wants way more than the existing law but doesn't wanna come out and say it because Karen knows it's unreasonable. (Reminder: Karen is a state of mind, not a name)
  - alt227 10mo ago
    > read the existing laws in most state I assume you mean 'US States'? This is a thread about the UK, and the UK law about vehicle tinting is cleary defined here, so there is no need to be reasonable or try to assume a generality. Looks like 'Karen' might need to do her research a bit more. https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules https://www.gov.uk/tinted-vehicle-window-rules

squishy47 10mo ago

ugh the fucking noise. My house backs onto a road that's only really busy in rush hours. It's the mopeds and trash-can exhausts that are the pain, the actual traffic isn't that noisy. yeah, exhaust sound is fun but not on your corsa; save it for the race-track. At least the drug dealers are respectful and ride electric bikes. As much as we're heading to a police state, might almost be worth it if they regulated vehicle noise.