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Tinted Front Windows on Vehicles – What You Need to Know

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Tuesday Traffic Test Answer:

Vehicle windows can be tinted from the driver’s shoulders back, but NOT forward of the driver.”

Interesting!

So this means, absolutely no tinting of your front windshield whatsoever. Driver’s side windows? I suppose this would technically depend on the size of the driver and the size of the vehicle. Who would be bothered to tint 1/2 their window? (Don’t answer that).

This is a safety concern. If the drivers window is tinted, it can make it impossible to get eye contact. Eye contact is one the many requirements for defensive driving. If you have no idea which way a driver is looking, then it’s impossible to predict whether that driver is a threat to you or not.

Windows that come lightly tinted from the factory are fine, of course.

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Tinted Front Windows on Vehicles - What You Need to Know
Carmen Cohoe
Carmen became a driving instructor in beautiful North Vancouver at the age of 22 due to some crazy people who agreed to hire her. After that, there was never a dull moment teaching many different folks from many different places how to drive using automatic and standard vehicles and a minivan.