I didn't know Illinois was a state in the Mid-Atlantic region...

 

Find somebody to swap windows with you

 

Back in the day I used to have mirror tint (long before my Z) and this wasn't the immitation junk you'll find on most cars, this was the top quality stuff they do office buildings with. I don't know what the percentage was, but it was pretty clear from the inside, but damn near 0% from the outside with a light.

I made it a 'habit' to turn on all of my interior lights and roll down my windows when getting pulled over, not to mention I put one hand out of the window and the other on the steering wheel. That habit actually still follws me today. It may seem a little excessive but it puts the officer at ease and we seem to get all of the trigger happy noobs down this way. Then again, I don't make it a point to get pulled over very often, I'm usually pretty calm on the main streets and my car doesn't scream look at me...

 

Well, now I know why I got pulled over for tint...didn't know if I should start a new thread as a warning for Frederick area people??



But check out the front page of the Frederick News Post today:

Area Police to crack down on window tinting

"If your car windows are tinted, you might want to make sure they meet state regulations ----or you could face a citation and a $60 fine.
Starting next week, police in Frederick will be cracking down on vehicles with illegally tinted windows.

If a passenger's profile cannot be seen from outside a vehicle, the windows are too dark, according to Chris Koermer, assistant administrative officer of training at the Maryland State Police Automotive Safety Enforcement Division. State law requires that 35 percent of light must be able to shine through a vehicle's window.

Koermer and Doug Timmons, administrative officer of training, gave an hour-long training course Monday to officers from the Frederick, Brunswick and Thurmont police departments, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office and troopers stationed at the Maryland State Police Frederick barrack.

Though all police are trained on window-tinting, Koermer said, Monday's session offered a better understanding of current state regulations. On Monday, police in Frederick will begin a 60-day initiative to target illegally tinted vehicle windows on roads throughout the county, Maryland State Police 1st. Sgt. Chris Sasse said.

Though he did not have an exact number, Sasse said county police recently noticed an increase in the number of cars on the road with illegally tinted windows. "How do you feel if you can't see inside the vehicle you're sitting next to in traffic?" he asked. "It's a public safety issue."

If a police officer cannot see inside a car, Sasse said, the officer cannot tell if the passengers are handling drugs and/or weapons. Sasse thinks combating illegally tinted windows could help cut down on crime, including drive-by shootings.

Sasse and several other officers in Monday's training session estimated about 25 percent of vehicles on the roads have tinted windows, many of them illegal. During the training, Koermer explained a driver may be medically exempt from the state law on window tinting.

If that is the case, the person must carry a medical waiver from a physician, Koermer said. Out-of-state vehicles also are exempt. Some trucks and vans are manufactured with tinted rear and passenger windows, Timmons said.

"Anything that's embedded in the glass, you can't do anything about," Timmons said. "We're speaking strictly of added-on material." Koermer showed the officers a piece of glass sectioned by various percentages of tinting and explained how they can be identified.

"We're going to take a bite out of tinting," Sasse said. "

 

just read that, BS that is a huge load of sh*t. Looks like i'll keep my car off the road, my friend got pulled over yesterday for his tint

 

That is a pretty weak argument. First, they are assuming that everyone on the road is doing something illegal in their car and there is a need to monitor everyone. What's next, no curtains on the windows at home?

If a cop pulls you over and he cannot see into the car, can he not simply just order you out of the car for his safety? Sounds more to me like they found some additional revenue since VA is having a huge budget crunch.

 

teh - that was my EXACT first thought. So why don't they make the back windows on SUV's illegal below 35%? Makes me nervous sitting there in traffic.

Public saftey? Why don't they crack down on DWI's or not wearing seat belts, or things that actually have an effect on other driver's saftey?!? How does my tint effect the way you drive?

 

Stupidest thing ever and why do they need to be trained. They are probably going to have some quota. I may as well and just remove mine now to avoid the headache.

 

Whats the training for? They have window meters. Waste of tax $$$ and valuable police time

 

looks like I will be taking a trip to the eye doctor's office