Submitted by MavDrake t3_109elxt in RhodeIsland
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rolotech t1_j414w0h wrote
There should be no need to signal each other just follow the rules. Being polite and not going when you have the right of way is more dangerous driving.
bluehat9 t1_j41b4mx wrote
4 way stop when we got there at the same time. Another one is I’m at a red light going left and I’m prepared to wait but the head car going the other way is waving me through, but I can’t see them because of their tint
rolotech t1_j41cygn wrote
There are rules for who goes first on a 4 way depending on travel and if going straight or turning. That's what turning signals are for unfortunately most people don't use them or leave them on for no reason
bluehat9 t1_j41hgzl wrote
What is the rule when you come to a 4 way stop and the person coming toward you comes to a stop at the same time and you are both turning left and have your signals on?
DankOverwood t1_j483dhk wrote
Yikes.
If you’re both turning left then you’re turning in opposite directions and you should go at the same time or whenever you want because assuming you’re driving in the proper line and are not towing something or driving a nonstandard vehicle there’s no way to contact each other.
If you’re turning left onto the same road as the other driver while the other driver makes a right turn, then that means the other person turning right has the right of way and should go first.
It’s really not a situation in which you should ever have to communicate at all with the other drivers around you.
bluehat9 t1_j4879pm wrote
I'd never go at the same time in a normal 4 way intersection here where we're both opposite each other and turning left. I feel I would absolutely get in an accident doing that
rolotech t1_j427z8l wrote
The BMW driver goes first, if both are BMW then idk since I don't have a bmw so don't know the rules for them. If no BMW then idk, you live at the intersection at that point 😂 so yeah maybe hand signals are sometimes helpful
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Kiyranti91 t1_j40zegc wrote
Flash your beams a couple of times
bluehat9 t1_j41b67b wrote
Flash my lights
_wheresMySuperSuit t1_j3y2zi0 wrote
(Most) Cops don’t bother you unless you have your windshield tinted.. and those are words that I’ve heard come out of multiple cops mouths. 3/4ths of cops have their windows tinted anyways.
Your only problem is gonna be inspection unless you know somebody. And even thats getting harder because they have to take pictures of your car now.
TheOGJayRussle t1_j3y8o2v wrote
BS some only look for tint and carry tint meters
_wheresMySuperSuit t1_j3y9p4i wrote
You can call BS if you want, I don’t care. I’m telling you what I know and have heard from cops themselves.
My windows are tinted and I’ve been pulled over and cops ignored the tint.
I overheard a state trooper tell a kid that he pulled over “I wouldn’t have pulled you over if it weren’t for your windshield”.
My brother in law got pulled over and the cop told him the same.
My other brother in law got pulled over and the cop made him peel off the windshield tint and let him go.
I saw a Providence cop. A cop that you have to do the MOST to make them get out of their car, bust a U turn on Manton Ave to pull over the car in front of me. I drove back down the road and after I stopped at the liquor store, and you guessed it, “Get rid of the windshield tint”.
Never in my 25+ years of living in Providence have I ever seen or heard of a cop using a tint meter outside of drivers ed classes*
TheOGJayRussle t1_j3ya6b8 wrote
I have been pulled over in my car and other people’s cars by the tint police. Cops looking for tint are a special type of dick head, because the department doesn’t provide the meter they have to pay for it out of pocket.
_wheresMySuperSuit t1_j3ybqht wrote
I know it was a thing when I was growing up. North Providence, Pawtucket, and all of Eastern RI (EP, Warren, Barrington, Bristol) we’re hot spots for tint. But I’m assuming that generation of cops has since retired, and the younger ones don’t care about tint because half of them have their windows tinted themselves, shit, they’re even allowed to have beards now!
Point is, I think it’s going to trend in the direction of MA, and be allowed 35% everywhere but the windshield. Nobody cares enough anymore and there are tint sops on every other corner in Providence.
ReadySetDodgeball t1_j3ymd2y wrote
That’s not true.
PipeLayer2016 t1_j3y9uic wrote
That is awesome.
jalderwood t1_j3yx6og wrote
Blacked out windows are annoying
MavDrake OP t1_j3xrmme wrote
Posting this as it seems like tint questions get asked every few weeks.
Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j3xtn5a wrote
People know it's illegal-- they aren't asking for permission. They're dead set on circumventing it and asking here if anyone has "a guy" more or less or how to take it off and reapply at a lower cost. I've never had tinted windows in any state, so the desire is lost on me (minus someone who posted with Lupus, that really made sense).
beerspeaks t1_j3xttmc wrote
Bunch of whiny, entitled crybabies.
MavDrake OP t1_j3xusoo wrote
If it was legal I would do it. I had it in MA but removed it when I got here... as it was illegal.. *shrugs*. I enjoyed having the UV protection and dark windows but not enough to get a ticket.
Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j3xv7i3 wrote
Genuine question, but doesn't it make visibility atrocious at night? MA is already like the darkest state I've ever had the displeasure to drive through.
MavDrake OP t1_j3y8k3v wrote
Not for me. Abet my vehicle sits low enough that most trucks and suv headlights pear into my back window so the tint is awesome.
_wheresMySuperSuit t1_j3y3qlm wrote
> so the desire is lost on me
Me personally: my left arm gets darker than my right in the summer without it, my car is significantly cooler in the summer time, not as bright inside the car, some privacy in my car, and most importantly, I don’t want people staring at me while I pick my nose lol.
My tint isn’t that dark though. I followed MA law for tint even though I’m in RI, and cops don’t bust my balls. I’ve been pulled over for other stuff, and they just ignore the tint all together.
Pockettzz t1_j41dmgo wrote
I have tinted windows too, a note from a doc that was approved by Cranston DMV so I’m allowed tint. But past 5yrs I’ve never been pulled over for it🤷🏻♀️ And I live right next to Bristol police dept
_wheresMySuperSuit t1_j41e906 wrote
I forgot to mention that I have the same note from my doctor as well. Approved by the DMV and everything. I’ve just never been asked for it. I think it’s because my tint is not as dark as others.
Pockettzz t1_j41infm wrote
Ya they probably have bigger fish to fry (I’m also in a Buick so I’m not looked at haha) but will be knocking on my tinted windows for luck haha.
Familiar-Ending t1_j3z1y1p wrote
Roll your windows down man. Problem solved.
StunningConfusion t1_j3ytctt wrote
There are other benefits to tint besides vanity, like keeping the car interior cool and to prevent reflections entering the vehicle. Yes, there are people that take advantage of the tint and black their windows out but there are people who genuinely just want to have legal tint but these laws are too strict.
Just like anything people will take advantage of any situation and it screws over the others, which is unfortunate.
Beezlegrunk t1_j3zr0pk wrote
>“to prevent reflections entering the vehicle”
Um, like thoughts about past events …?
Delicious_Grape1313 t1_j3zgfwd wrote
As a skin cancer patient, I get an exemption from the DMV which is completed by my Dr. They allow a very small percentage tint on the upper portion of your windshield, and the passenger windows. If you can prove you have a medical condition, the tint is legit.
Pockettzz t1_j41dv1x wrote
Yep I have mine too! (For breast cancer LOL) People always ask how I pass & the doc note throws them off haha
Doublezerocool t1_j40rtub wrote
Why are so many people in here triggered by what another person does to enjoy their life that has ZERO effect on how they enjoy theirs?
MonicaPVD t1_j411ea9 wrote
Thank you. If bicycles had windows, they might think differently.
leonpinneaple t1_j44ncv5 wrote
Why can’t we have the same tint laws as MA and CT? Heck, tax tint at an extra 10% and put that into some police fund or similar.
werewolfmanjack t1_j3ykad7 wrote
Tint is childish unless you’ve got a legit eye condition. Inter-car communication is essential for safer roads. They are the type of people who are unwilling to acknowledge if you extended courtesy on the road, so you don’t owe them a moment of your time to do so.
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barsoapguy t1_j3z92d8 wrote
In Arizona the vast majority of cars have tinted windows , I have a friend who does NOT have tint and he stands out like a sore thumb.
MavDrake OP t1_j40ri8x wrote
What does that have to do with Rhode Island?
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harris023 t1_j3yuy5h wrote
Personally I like the privacy of tinted windows..
Beezlegrunk t1_j3yvav6 wrote
Do you really need or expect privacy in a car while driving from one place to another?
AbStRaCt1179 t1_j3zsf6t wrote
I just like it concert loud 🤷♂️
Beezlegrunk t1_j3zwktg wrote
That might be OK with your sleeping neighbors out in Burrillville, but not in the city. And when you grow up and are deaf, you might re-think the whole “loud is cool” thing …
AbStRaCt1179 t1_j41sevr wrote
Who said anyone was sleeping? I grew up in Warwick, I had the second loudest car in RI from 96-2000. You could hear it from airport and post to 37 on ramp. "When" I grow up? I'm 43 and can hear just fine. Its all about listening to music at the right frequencies.
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AbStRaCt1179 t1_j42cs79 wrote
SoundFX comps all the time. I hit 165 decibels on the regular. Why grow up? Sounds boring as fuck..... I take care of my family and have fun. We love music and we LOVE it loud!!! Magic ears lmao. It's called sound damping ear muffs, like when you go to a gun range. I have a physical every year, ears are perfect, but what do Dr's know right? There are many frequencies our ears can't hear as well. Kinda like a dog whistle. Again, sound damping ear muffs when doing comps and in normy life never for an extended period of time. I hope delving into all this made you feel better 🤷♂️ Yet it seems doubtful. Have a good day Mr or Mrs Boring (aka get off my lawn)
Accurate-Historian-7 t1_j3y2adp wrote
Go to eye dr. get a note written saying the sun bothers your eyes. It’s a work-around in some states.
TheOGJayRussle t1_j3y8lxv wrote
Yeah RI sucks for tint, when I moved back here from CA I kept getting pulled over, as I was blacked out all around, which is OK in CA
PipeLayer2016 t1_j3y9nfb wrote
No, RI is awesome for tint. Mofos don't have a habit of using turn signals, so seeing your eyes is all I have to go off of. Tinted front windshields are for people who are up to no good. You probably have red or blue running lights too
TheOGJayRussle t1_j3yaidk wrote
Front tinted windows block the sun. All tiny blocks the sun, in Cali the lane of gangs it’s legal.
mhhkb t1_j3z5x2w wrote
Sunglasses work.
Beezlegrunk t1_j3yq7ks wrote
>”Front tinted windows block the sun.”
And sides and back? Please. The desire for tinting precedes any factual necessity, just like insecure men whose loud motorcycles make them feel less pathetic claiming, “It’s for safety!” (It’s not.)
It’s also notable that far sunnier places in the world than RI don’t seem to have embraced the supposed “necessity” of window tinting. It’s mostly done by young men who are otherwise utterly unconcerned with the need to “block the sun” …
degggendorf t1_j44pmmv wrote
>It’s also notable that far sunnier places in the world than RI don’t seem to have embraced the supposed “necessity” of window tinting.
What are you talking about?
Florida allows 28% in the front, 15% in the back (or 6% for SUVs)
California allows 70% on the front, and absolutely anything on the rear.
Arizona allows 33% in the front, anything in the rear.
What sunny place with more restrictive tint laws than RI are you referring to?
gbrunelli t1_j3xys9u wrote
Dumbest law. Every two years peel it off get inspected and put it back on.
Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3y1n12 wrote
At what cost? Good tint (not your buddy doing it in the driveway with tint from Walmart) is at least $300. You're gonna shell that out every two years for vanity?
Dopey-NipNips t1_j3yf17s wrote
You don't spend $150 a year on vanity?
Makeup or haircuts or shoes or tint or tattoos or nails what's the difference
bluehat9 t1_j3yd85h wrote
I notice that people with tint don't seem to notice when I signal them to go. Maybe they are waving at me but I can't see them at all. Unfortunately it does cause some confusion I think.