In the land of Schwarzenegger:
California’s latest requirement for the auto industry — advanced window glazing to keep vehicles cooler — could prevent drivers from making phone calls, listening to satellite radio or using garage door openers.
…The California Air Resources Board has adopted a new “Cool Cars” regulation ordering advanced glazing of windows to block the sun’s heat and reduce the need for air conditioning. Windows must be coated with microscopic specks of metal oxide to reflect sunlight.
Advocates say the requirements will reduce the temperature inside vehicles, saving gasoline and cutting greenhouse gases.
Accordingly, sunroofs will become black, thereby allowing no sun to penetrate through. Here’s a mindless, brainwashed bureaucrat who is lookin’ out for ya:
The new rule has other benefits, California says. It will keep cars 13 degrees cooler and reduce fading of upholstery and cracking of the dashboard. “This is a common sense and cost-effective measure that will help cool the cars we drive and fight global warning,” said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board.
Thanks to Mark Fee for the link.
