Download or read book Report of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police on the Effects of Motor Vehicle Window Tinting on Traffic Safety and Enforcement to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Department of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Motor Vehicle Window Tinting on Traffic Safety and Enforcement written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1993 Session of the Virginia General Assembly lessened restrictions relating to the application of aftermarket tinted window films to motor vehicle glass. Effective July 1, 1993, vehicles are allowed to have window tinting treatments that do not reduce the transmittance of light below 35% for rear and rear side windows and 50% for front side windows, but no aftermarket tinting may be applied to windshields. However, the new legislation allows lower transmittance levels for the windows on vehicles used by individuals with a medical waiver. The traffic safety community is concerned that aftermarket window tint film may increase the incidence of traffic crashes by limiting a driver's ability to see out of a vehicle, and it may compromise the safety of police officers by limiting an officer's ability to see into a vehicle that he or she has stopped. The window tinting industry, however, notes the lack of empirical evidence correlating window tinting and traffic crashes or police officer injuries or fatalities. The concerns of industry and the traffic safety community were balanced by the adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 293, which directed the Virginia Departments of Motor Vehicles and State Police to study the issue. The study found that window tinting reduces the ability to detect targets that would be difficult to see through clear glass, and this can be a liability when ambient lighting is low. In addition, the adverse effects of window tinting become increasingly pronounced as transmittance goes below 70%, particularly for people who wear spectacles and for older drivers. There is no evidence, however, that reduced visibility significantly affects drivers' performance during well-illuminated daytime hours. The difficulties are more likely to be manifested at night. Further, by reducing the amount of light transmittance, window tinting reduces the ability of an outside observer to see into a vehicle, which has led to the concerns about the safety of police officers. Although there are only limited optical benefits to be derived from window tinting and there are a number of potential optical detriments, there is no empirical evidence to indicate that the tinting allowed under Virginia's current laws creates a safety hazard in terms of driver performance. Thus, it is recommended that Virginia's new laws on window tinting not be changed unless compelling evidence that the standards compromise safety is found in the future. However, further research is recommended. It is also recommended that federal regulations and/or action by the states to achieve national uniformity be encouraged in order to promote uniformity in laws and regulations concerning aftermarket window tinting.
Download or read book The Effects of Motor Vehicle Window Tinting on Traffic Safety and Enforcement written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automobiles, windshields.
Download or read book Monthly Checklist of State Publications written by Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division and published by . This book was released on 1994-08 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
Download or read book Highway Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book External Viewing of Vehicle Contents Under Varying Illumination Conditions written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which motor vehicle window tint films impede a police officer's ability to see clearly into a stopped vehicle. Three hundred and twenty subjects were asked to view the contems and occupants of one of four experimemal cars. One car had no aftermarket tint film and three had varying degrees of timed windows. Although similar experiments have been conducted in the past, all yielded equivocal results because of methodological flaws. This experiment attempted to correct some of those problems and to simulate standard procedures used in traffic stops by the Virginia State Police. In general, this study found that the ability of subjects to detect occupants and objects in vehicles was substantially diminished as the level of window tinting increased. However, the detrimental effects of window tinting on viewing occupants and objects within a vehicle at night were substantially reduced when headlights and a spotlight were shone at the stopped vehicle, as would be the case in a traffic stop.
Download or read book House and Senate Documents written by Virginia. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House and Senate Documents of the Session written by Virginia. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes for some years include documents for extra or special sessions.
Download or read book Report of the Department of State Police on the Safety Inspection of Street Rods Restored and Modified Motor Vehicles written by Virginia. Department of State Police and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Division of Motor Vehicles and Department of State Police on the Feasibility of Requiring a Thumbprint on Driver s Licenses and Identification Cards to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Division of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Department of Motor Vehicles Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program and the Transportation Safety Board Administrative Revocation of Driver s Licenses to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Department of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Department of Motor Vehicles on Pedestrian Safety Laws to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Department of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safety for Motor Vehicles in Use written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interim Report of the Department of Motor Vehicles on Low Vision Study to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Department of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Report of the Department of Motor Vehicles on Low Vision Study to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia written by Virginia. Department of Motor Vehicles and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving the Enforcement of Driver License Denials Suspensions and Revocations Part 2 Technical Report Final Report written by O. Bryk and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reallocation of Certain Functions Between the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police written by Virginia Advisory Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
