Car Windows Tinting


Car window tinting (Sunting in Korean-English) is quite popular among drivers in the world. While I'm going to Beijing airport today, I observe Beijing cars don't cover all front windows with tinting film. They cut out tinting sheet to see rear mirror (Both side) more clearly. Interestingly those area is same with old A pillar position. Nowadays a sedan has A and B color but there were 4 separated windows. It is counted as A,B,C,D.

In US, regulation regarding tinting on car window is different by states. Ex. In Connecticut, 35% or more of light should pass through. In Korea, you can see who is inside from 10 meter away.

The purposes of regulation on it are about safety reason to see out side from driver's viewpoint and to see inside to watch out what some wrong thing might happen in the car by police.

Anyway, it may be safer but doesn't looks good.

Reference
Sunting regulation in Korean
Wikipedia: Window Tinting
US Tinting Law

Comments

Anonymous said…
My teenage daughters think it is so cool to ride in a car with tinted windows.. it makes them feel they are stars from movies/music. For the same reason, I don't like it... it makes me feel like a limo driver ;-) Richard G

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