In America it is up to the individual States to decide whether this is legal or not. I live in Colorado, a State in which being outside and doing things is the preferred way of living. That being said, if I am riding my bicycle or running or walking and cannot make eye contact with the driver of a 5,000 pound moving vehicle, then I am up a creek. I cannot tell whether or not the driver sees me or is texting or in some other way engaged in a manner where he isn’t paying attention.

States regulate window tinting on vehicles according to a VLT or Visible Light Transmission measurement. VLT refers to the percentage of light that can filter through your tint. For example, if you have a 30% VLT, your tinted window is going to let 30% of light into your vehicle. The lower the percentage, the darker the tint, and the less likely light is able to come through

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In Colorado, the tinting of all windows of an automobile is allowed up to 27% which means that it is pretty dark, only enabling 27% of light to get through the window.

I used to cycle through the streets in the Denver Metro area regularly, and had several intersections in which there was lots of traffic. When the vehicles had clear windows, I had no problem seeing the driver and making sure he saw me by making eye contact. The ones I couldn’t tell if they saw me had all four windows tinted including the drivers side window. I would have to come to a complete stop and wait until they passed, and was totally ignorant if they ever saw me on my bicycle. Think about the difference of a vehicle which weighs a couple ton more than me and my gear does. This is a huge safety issue for many who commute via cycle or who simply prefer to walk in cities. Taking risks like this daily is a reality for many and I happen to not think this is ok. What do you think? Does your State or Country have laws about tinting windows on vehicles? Let me know in the comments!

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