On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > But aren't the shades that folks use "see through"? > David McNeely > I have seen quite a few with "pinhole" patterns, mostly marketed toward parents trying to keep babies in car seats comfortable. I have a couple of them in the garage. I've seen tens of thousands of others that are translucent at best (pickup truck neck shade and/or rear window graphics, anyone?) and thousands of the towel/blanket version that Karl mentioned, plus all manner of other methods both retail and homemade. On I-10 in Phoenix (Litchfield, actually) I saw a woman driving with a cardboard shade on the passenger side of the windshield, emblazoned with a large-red-letter warning to NOT use it while driving. Many (especially commercial) vehicles which are too light to require additional licensing criteria (CDL, etc.) are available for purchase with no windows aft of the front seats. Right side mirrors are required everywhere that I know of. A small number have convex mirrors at the upper rear corners to provide some rear visibility. They increasingly have rear cameras and radio proximity backup sensors. Given the right mindset, driving with no rear windows at all is perceived to be acceptably safe and legal. Tint/curtains are no less safe. It is always the driver's responsibility... -- Michael Snow 1987 Syncro TiiCo 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/ |
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