You pull up to a stop light, look over and the windows on the SUV next to you are so dark you can’t see in. Why are we hiding behind tinted automobile windows here in the Pacific Northwest?
Why do we tint our windows in the rainy NW?
![If it seems like you’re seeing more tinted windows here, you are.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f7586cf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/710x460+0+0/resize/880x570!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkplu%2Ffiles%2FCarTint.jpg)
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