5 Jul
2001
5 Jul
'01
11:49 p.m.
At 08:22 PM 7/5/2001 -0500, Neil Johnson wrote:
In Iowa, it is illegal to tint your windshield, and side and rear windows can only be tinted to a certain percent (They police have devices to measure opacity).
The reasoning is that cops need to be able to see the driver's face for identification and when stopping a car to see if you are pulling a gun on them.
I wouldn't be surprised if most or all outdoor cameras use a polarizer to reduce glare and improve image quality in sunny situations. If so, windshields with cross-polarized inner liners (invisive to the naked eye as they would appear to be just a slight added neutral tint) should make their job much harder. steve