Pros And Cons Of Window Tinting

We can all agree that there is nothing worse than driving down the road in your car and either getting a hard core sunburn or just being way to hot. Like everything in the world there is a solution to that, but it seems to be illegal now a days. Over the years window tint has become more popular with the new style of people and hotter summers. The solution is tinting your vehicle 's windows. Many people have had experiences with window tint and most likely were suprised if they did not know about the law. .There are good things for it and bad things. A major good would be less heat, which means less A/C. Also meaning less fumes in our atmosphere. The goods have more powerful factors than the bad. Automobile window tinting should be legal because …show more content…
The Michigan law that covers window tint applications is MCL 257.709 (State of Michigan). All the laws and regulations are found easily by going to "www.michigan.gov/msp" which is the Michigan State Police government website. Window tint is rated by percentage of darkness it goes, 5%, 15%, 20%, 30%, 35%, and 50%. Five percent is the darkest and fifty the lightest. In Michigan any tint lower the 35 percent is a violation of the law (Brooks). If there are six percentages why not meet the middle ground for the law. Instead of it being 35 percent or greater, make it between 20 and 30 percent. However, you may tint the top four inches of your windshield and passenger and driver windows (State of Michigan). Four inches of tint may shield the sun from your eyes but won 't stand a chance for your body. The only window on your vehicle that can be legally tinted is the rear, IF you have both side mirrors (State of Michigan). Just like everything else there is an exception to the "legal" part, and it is all due to danger for officers. Although the law is no fun, there is a way around it. You can get a prescription if you use the right words and legally obtain tint ( State of Michigan). This is great and all for people who get the prescription, but you have a larger chance of being pulled over for not even doing anything reckless. To conclude the law for window tinting is very specific and there isn 't much of a way around …show more content…
Those who like the law most likely agree because of safety factors for our officers when they have a vehicle pulled over. A police training video shows how a man with a gun could be behind the tint and cop wouldn 't know (Brooks). This is a valid statement that could be argued, but how often does that really happen. It would cause for officers to be more alternate and not so cocky to the "victims." All in all having window tint should not cause fear but have relief when you aren 't climbing into a steaming hot car on a warm