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Re:Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles by xtiansimon on Monday August 24, 2026 @07:48AM (#49418387)
> “…with proper regulations.”

Enforcement, no?

NY state has 30% tint law, but my Uber driver last night was more than that.

I’ve heard tint being enforced with other violations, but i believe window tint analyzers are in short supply or costly, and they have to share. Which leads to longer roadside detainments.

What makes them so difficult to test?

https://dmv.ny.gov/inspections/tinted-windows

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Re:Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles by OptionOfT on Monday August 24, 2026 @09:18PM (#49427992)
I'm surprised NY allows tinting of the whole front windshield. Here in AZ we're bound by the (stupid) AS-1 line. Tinting here would help more than in NY.
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Re:Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles by xtiansimon on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @07:33AM (#49432158)
It’s cultural; style over function—-unless the function is more traffic deaths (for which I have no numbers of traffic deaths involving tinted windows, I freely admit. I have had uncomfortable interactions with tinted cars on the streets and highways, so they have earned my permanent enmity).

The trouble is both the cops and bully boys like tinted windows the same as acculturated Captain America and the Red Skull.

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