The French Minister of the Interior, Bernard Cazeneuve, has announced that a decree will be published in January 2016, which will ban "opaque side windows" next to front seats in cars.
The reason for this ban : it will enable the Police to check and enforce the laws that seat belts are buckled, that the driver is not using a mobile phone, etc...
More than 3 years ago, we raised the question why Opaque Windows were permitted in cars (1). Were the Police not handicapped in their work ?
Today in France there are still stumbling blocks for which solutions must be found ;
1 The cost of modifying car windows could cost up to 650 euros.
2 Will this ban also apply to Diplomatic vehicules with CD number plates, even if the occupants are only out shopping ?
3 Will the ban apply to Ministerial cars, or the cars of MPs and MEPs ?
4 Could opaque windows be justified for "security reasons" ?
(1) Read "Cars with opaque Windows ! Why ?",
dated 5 March 2012.
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