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The last time I drove into downtown Manhattan, just inches form the bridge, I was immediately pulled over by NYPD and given an excessive $150 ticket for the win

The last time I drove into downtown Manhattan, just inches form the bridge, I was immediately pulled over by NYPD and given an excessive $150 ticket for the window tints on my car. I demonstrated to the officer that Range Rover made them that way from the factory *limo tint" and that it was legal in my home state, but they had shown that they apparently have always had the inclination to pull people over for bogus minor things in cities like it as an entry tax anyway as the "officer" said "He could drag me and my entire family in the car down to the precinct if he wanted to"... This way they probably don't need to pay police salaries and they just automate the unexpected tax probably. States are the new mafia... Phony "protection fees" and miscellaneous taxes are now more real than before, maybe because the old guard has now transitioned into NY GoV/council/desk jobs?

steveBK123 3y ago
So that's pretty wild because within the city, they are epically indifferent to enforcement. There's been a recent epidemic of defaced / quasi legal out of state registered / fake or illegally purchased paper temp tags so people could avoid tolls and tickets.. largely unenforced by cops as they are often the perpetrators.. https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-part-1-the-dealers https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-part-1-the-de...
DeRock 3y ago
I for one am glad they are enforcing the law. Highly tinted windows obstruct the important communication of being able to make eye contact with the driver. It’s important for other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I’m not sure why your home states laws matter when you were driving in NY?
- throwaway2037 3y ago
  I found this about US car window tinting rules: https://windowtintlaws.us/crossing-state-lines-with-tinted-windows/ https://windowtintlaws.us/crossing-state-lines-with-tinted-w... CAN YOU GET PULLED OVER FOR WINDOW TINT IN ANOTHER STATE? The short answer is yes, you can be pulled over by state vehicles or law enforcement for window tint violations that go against state tint laws.
- winternett 3y ago
  Uh... ? "I demonstrated to the officer that Range Rover made them that way from the factory" Am I supposed to break the windows out before going to NYC?
  - grepfru_it 3y ago
    Range Rover front windows are not tinted from the factory. If your range has tinted front windows, its aftermarket and its a film, not part of the glass. There's so much to the story that OP left out (was the cop eyeballing or did they use the actual tint level detector, why did the cop threaten to take his entire family to the precinct). Its not worth your time to speculate. Don't drive your car with aftermarket tint into NYC, very simple.
  - vel0city 3y ago
    Can you demonstrate that to us here? I'm not familiar with cars in the US coming from the factory with window tint. Most of the time front window tint is something dealers might add, but that's not "from the factory". And no, you don't need to break the windows out. You could also just not drive your car that doesn't comply with the laws into that area. Much like how I wouldn't be walking around NYC with an AR-15 strapped to my back even though that's technically legal where I'm from.
maccard 3y ago
> and that it was legal in my home state The great american exceptionalism on show.
rafram 3y ago
You have to follow the laws of the place you’re in. The place you’re from is completely irrelevant. They don’t let British people drive on the left in NYC because that’s their local custom, and they don’t let you have illegally tinted windows, either.
- midoridensha 3y ago
  Did you miss the part about the OP's windows having a factory tint? They came that way from the factory; it wasn't an aftermarket add-on. So, these windows must therefore be in compliance with the federal rules for motor vehicles, or else the car couldn't be sold in the US. It should not be possible for a state to pass and enforce motor vehicle laws that override the federal government.
  - steveBK123 3y ago
    I'd be curious on the exact veracity. For example, limo tint to which he refers is usually restricted to the rear seats. My European brand SUV also has tinted windows in the rear but not the front. So is his car truly pure factory, or any chance it was a dealer or aftermarket mod to tint the front to match the rear.. as this is something people commonly do (I did not).
    - midoridensha 3y ago
      He's specifically said multiple times now that this is a factory tint. I don't know why you and the other guy keep questioning this.
  - grepfru_it 3y ago
    Did you miss the fact that Land Rover tints rear windows and never the front windows from the factory? Regardless, if you drive to a state that mandates tint at a certain level it doesn't matter what factory it came out of.. you're still breaking the law.
    - midoridensha 3y ago
vel0city 3y ago
I live in a state which has extremely lax gun ownership and open carry laws. I guess I should just be able to ignore all other state firearm laws when I travel based on your logic.
- rascul 3y ago
  Not quite what you're getting at, but there is a Federal law known as the Peaceable Journey Law: Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A
- winternett 3y ago
  Surely you realize that window tint and guns are 2 completely different things, and that tint can't be taken out simply before entering a city when it's embedded in the window glass by the manufacturer right?
  - grepfru_it 3y ago
    Land Rover does not tint the front window. NYC have no laws on tinting of rear windows. Either op is full of it, or there is more to the story OP is not letting on (NYC cops also don't generally threaten to take you and your family to the precinct for no reason)

steveBK123 3y ago

So that's pretty wild because within the city, they are epically indifferent to enforcement. There's been a recent epidemic of defaced / quasi legal out of state registered / fake or illegally purchased paper temp tags so people could avoid tolls and tickets.. largely unenforced by cops as they are often the perpetrators.. https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-part-1-the-dealers https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-part-1-the-de...

DeRock 3y ago

I for one am glad they are enforcing the law. Highly tinted windows obstruct the important communication of being able to make eye contact with the driver. It’s important for other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I’m not sure why your home states laws matter when you were driving in NY?

throwaway2037 3y ago
I found this about US car window tinting rules: https://windowtintlaws.us/crossing-state-lines-with-tinted-windows/ https://windowtintlaws.us/crossing-state-lines-with-tinted-w... CAN YOU GET PULLED OVER FOR WINDOW TINT IN ANOTHER STATE? The short answer is yes, you can be pulled over by state vehicles or law enforcement for window tint violations that go against state tint laws.
winternett 3y ago
Uh... ? "I demonstrated to the officer that Range Rover made them that way from the factory" Am I supposed to break the windows out before going to NYC?
- grepfru_it 3y ago
  Range Rover front windows are not tinted from the factory. If your range has tinted front windows, its aftermarket and its a film, not part of the glass. There's so much to the story that OP left out (was the cop eyeballing or did they use the actual tint level detector, why did the cop threaten to take his entire family to the precinct). Its not worth your time to speculate. Don't drive your car with aftermarket tint into NYC, very simple.
- vel0city 3y ago
  Can you demonstrate that to us here? I'm not familiar with cars in the US coming from the factory with window tint. Most of the time front window tint is something dealers might add, but that's not "from the factory". And no, you don't need to break the windows out. You could also just not drive your car that doesn't comply with the laws into that area. Much like how I wouldn't be walking around NYC with an AR-15 strapped to my back even though that's technically legal where I'm from.

maccard 3y ago

> and that it was legal in my home state The great american exceptionalism on show.

rafram 3y ago

You have to follow the laws of the place you’re in. The place you’re from is completely irrelevant. They don’t let British people drive on the left in NYC because that’s their local custom, and they don’t let you have illegally tinted windows, either.

midoridensha 3y ago
Did you miss the part about the OP's windows having a factory tint? They came that way from the factory; it wasn't an aftermarket add-on. So, these windows must therefore be in compliance with the federal rules for motor vehicles, or else the car couldn't be sold in the US. It should not be possible for a state to pass and enforce motor vehicle laws that override the federal government.
- steveBK123 3y ago
  I'd be curious on the exact veracity. For example, limo tint to which he refers is usually restricted to the rear seats. My European brand SUV also has tinted windows in the rear but not the front. So is his car truly pure factory, or any chance it was a dealer or aftermarket mod to tint the front to match the rear.. as this is something people commonly do (I did not).
  - midoridensha 3y ago
    He's specifically said multiple times now that this is a factory tint. I don't know why you and the other guy keep questioning this.
- grepfru_it 3y ago
  Did you miss the fact that Land Rover tints rear windows and never the front windows from the factory? Regardless, if you drive to a state that mandates tint at a certain level it doesn't matter what factory it came out of.. you're still breaking the law.
  - midoridensha 3y ago

vel0city 3y ago

I live in a state which has extremely lax gun ownership and open carry laws. I guess I should just be able to ignore all other state firearm laws when I travel based on your logic.

rascul 3y ago
Not quite what you're getting at, but there is a Federal law known as the Peaceable Journey Law: Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A
winternett 3y ago
Surely you realize that window tint and guns are 2 completely different things, and that tint can't be taken out simply before entering a city when it's embedded in the window glass by the manufacturer right?
- grepfru_it 3y ago
  Land Rover does not tint the front window. NYC have no laws on tinting of rear windows. Either op is full of it, or there is more to the story OP is not letting on (NYC cops also don't generally threaten to take you and your family to the precinct for no reason)