Window tint - the blind killer

[RG]

Apparently dark window tint is the new hotness in killing puppies, kittens and cyclists.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...-1225885515333

Originally Posted by Herald Sun

HEAVILY tinted cars are being blamed for hiking up the rate of crashes in Melbourne, with shaded cars under the police spotlight from today.

Illegally tinted vehicles will be targeted in an inner-city police roadblock today.

The Melbourne Traffic Management Unit is on the lookout for partly blinded drivers in inner-city Carlton.

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Operation Clear View follows a series of crashes involving heavily tinted cars, police said.

Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists were among those left hurt by drivers unable to see where they are going, the head of the operation Sen-Constable Steve Hillman said.

“We intend on checking a large number of vehicles for roadworthiness, in particular we will be checking the level of tint,'' he said.

He warned any cars considered unroadworthy risked a defect notice.

“We are serious about enhancing road safety for our vulnerable road users,” he said.

There has been a 44 per cent reduction in serious injury collisions in the CBD compared with the same six-month period last year, police said.