On January 14, the Metropolitan State Traffic Inspectorate reminded motorists in its official Telegram channel that excessive window tinting increases the risk of accidents, especially at night and in bad weather.
“How often one hears from drivers who have hit a pedestrian, “I didn’t notice …”, and this is with completely transparent windows. Remember that the rules governing participation in road traffic are written in “blood,” the department stressed.
In Russia, according to the requirements of the technical regulations on the safety of wheeled vehicles, the light transmission of windshields and front door windows must be at least 70%.
Now the fine for exceeding the norms for tinting car windows is 500 rubles. In this case, the inspector has the right to require the driver to remove the tinting from the windows of the car on the spot. If the motorist cannot do this, the police will issue a demand to the violator obliging him to remove the tint.
If the driver has ignored this requirement, then he is subject to administrative liability under Part 1 of Art. 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Disobedience to a lawful order or demand of a police officer.”
Such an offense provides for a fine of 2-4 thousand rubles, or administrative arrest for up to 15 days, or compulsory work for a period of 40 to 120 hours.
On March 17, the traffic police reported that tinting in a car reduces the driver’s visibility. So, if the car windows are not tinted, the driver can see a pedestrian on the road at a distance of at least 100 m. In turn, tinted auto glass reduces this distance to 35–70 m.
Source: IZ
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