Dark car windows net 9,000 citations
By Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Monday, June 13, 2005
By Mary Vorsino, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Monday, June 13, 2005
A tint darker than the law allows makes driving at night more difficult, which could endanger pedestrians and other drivers. Also, "this is one of the violations that directly has a play on officer safety," [HPD Maj. Doug] Miller said, because dark tint makes seeing into a vehicle difficult and could allow a potentially harmful suspect to hide a weapon from an approaching officer... Opponents of the law say the tinting limits are too strict, especially for cars. "It's like saying nobody can have curtains on their home," said Jeff Rezents, owner of Military Tinting International on Wilikina Drive. "In their (lawmakers') attempt to save everybody from themselves, they make everybody a criminal. ... I really think they've completely overstepped their bounds."
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