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Heavily tinted car windows + birding

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Subject: Heavily tinted car windows + birding
From: Chris Corben <>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 10:54:21 +0000
But that's England! Different place altogether. The sun is a lot lower
at its highest. The issues will be quite different.

On 5/25/2016 11:32 PM, Penny Brockman wrote:
> Many years ago in England the Automobile Association carried out a
> study of whether white cars heated up more slowly or faster than dark
> coloured cars.  The result was that white cars heated up more slowly
> but eventually it didn't matter the colour of your car, they all
> achieved much the same temperature inside.
>> Well said Chris.  Most people up here drive white cars anyway.
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>> On 26 May 2016, at 12:58 pm, Chris Corben <> wrote:
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>>> I wouldn't touch it with a 12 metre pole, but am happy to see others
>>> contradict that.
>>>
>>> 1) In the tropics the sun is high over head in the heat of the day,
>>> so the roof of your car will be far more important to how much heat
>>> ends up inside. A shiny white roof must help!
>>>
>>> 2) Tinted windows force you to use your eyes with the pupils more
>>> open which reduces your focusing ability, especially with age and
>>> reduced flexibility of the lens. If it's not a problem in the heat
>>> of day, it will be an issue in the twilight.
>>>
>>> 3) If you really like wearing sunglasses when birding, then it may
>>> not be much of an issue for you. But you can easily take sunglasses
>>> off. Window glass is a more permanent hindrance.
>>>
>>> I have never liked birding behind tinted windows. You can just see
>>> better through clear glass. Clearer the better in my view!
>>>
>>> Cheers, Chris.
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>>> On 5/25/2016 10:16 PM, Alan Gillanders wrote:
>>>> Greetings,
>>>> I am purchasing a new vehicle and it has been recommended to me
>>>> that here in the tropics it is worth having the darkest tinting
>>>> available to reduce heat in the car. My question is how disturbing
>>>> if at all is that to the observation of wildlife from the vehicle?
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>> Alan's Wildlife Tours
>>>> 2 Mather Road
>>>> Yungaburra 4884
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>>>> Mobile 0408 953 786
>>>> http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
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