Chicagoist: City May Raise Fine on Tinted Windows

elmwoodparkhoodlum

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:49:32 -0600

I frequently drive in Chicago. I have tined windows on all sides of my car. I have a six inch strip on the top of my windshield. I am no longer pulled over for my windows because I read the laws and am very successful at getting around them. I have polices officers admirer my car since that is all they can do. I think what gets them is that I don't care about their safety. But know this, the pig that pulls me over better watch his own ass and make sure that they do not violate my rights or I will sue them. It is not my concern that they feel safe. They need to get another job if they can't take the stress.

swift72

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:25:57 -0600

Ill make a bet that all of the previous comments were from people that dont live in the city or just have nothing better to complain about. They want to make it $250, what about my neighbor thats a police officer. you cannot see into any of his windows, but ill bet he will never get a ticket. I dont have limo tints but all my windows are tinted and i dont have shitty radio shack speakers. if i drive by your houses, your pictures will fall off the wall, your car alarm will go off, and it will shatter older windows, NO JOKE. If you dont like tinted windows on the south side, get out. man you guys are so ignorant it isnt even funny.

Spook

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:09:02 -0600

I wish we could appoint able brothers Ward and Fed Up to be in charge of tinted window and woofer enforcement, especially if we paid them for every ticket written. Heck impound the cars and if not collected by the owner sale them for scrap! Oh an Fed, I wonder how many traffic stops for noise would lead to finding more weapons and drugs!

Ward Up

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:18:01 -0600

It has gone from $25 to $250. One problem. They did not make it HIGH enough. The countless people whom I see doing this on the South Side obviously feel no need to obey the law. I will bet that, one year from now, there will still be tons of tinted-windowed cars on the South Side. Here's one idea. Impound the car. Then charge a $1,000 fine, PLUS fees for towing and storage. The offender then arranges the towing of the car to a shop of the offender's choosing to get the windows changed. After the offender demonstrates that the windows have been changed, the offender gets half (i.e., $500) of the fine back.

Stephen

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:53:24 -0600

The one tint shop I've been to here in Chicago has customers sign a waiver when they get their front windows tinted, acknowledging that (1) the customer knows it is illegal, and (2) that the customer would not hold the tint shop responsible for any fines, etc. I think a lot of drivers with tinted windows feel like the potential of a small $25 fine was an acceptable risk - if you're not doing other dumb crap while driving, then chances are you're not going to be pulled over just for the tint. A $250 ticket might get some of those folks to reconsider. I understand the safety concerns but what baffles me is that you can still tint the back windows of a car as dark as you like!

ophmarketing

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:25:40 -0600

Oh great...one MORE thing the brain trusts over at Beyond All Reason magazine can use against us in next year's "Least Free Cities" survey: "And get this...Chicago actually wants its police officers to be safe! The nerve!"

fed up

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:45 -0600

Spook I like the thug tax because I wont be paying it. But the loud music from the oversized speakers is on of the most annoying things in the world, the city used to impound cars for loud music now the police just ignore it.

Slaphappy

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:32:13 -0600

As long as we're on the topic, how about a tax on idiots who play their shitty music way louder than their Radio Shack speakers can handle? I hate hearing reggaeton that just sounds like someone sticking out the end of their tongue and making fart noises.

peteypants

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:08:08 -0600

"thug taxes". i love that! with all these people getting busted for tinted windows, there obviously are a lot of body shops that are providing the service...hope they are cracking down on/fining them as well.

Scooter Libbby

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:58:39 -0600

Travel around a lot of poorer nabes. You'll see a lot more heavily tinted windows. The cops usually are only issuing tinted window tickets in conjunction with another ticket. 30,000 is low, I'm surprised that they don't multiply that by 10.

Spook

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:56:21 -0600

That's a great idea! Actually in Denver because of the glare off the mountaints cars come with limited "tint" on the windows. What the gang bangers in Chicago use is complete tint. Bravo! And next lets do away with the woofer speakers! We should call these "thug taxes"