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The point that I was really hoping that you would take away from the problem of tinted windows on a canopy (i.e. the cover over the load bin area) is ...
It is a reasonable for any road user to assume that a van with no rear window essentially has a redundant rear view mirror and no rear vision. It is not reasonable to assume that a vehicle that has a rear window has no visibility to the rear, yet this is the case with a vehicle with tinted windows on the canopy.
For the record, the front windscreen, and the side windows of the cab are not tinted at all. The vehicle is legal, and there are thousands of others just like it on the streets. Some of the canopies/load bin covers have no windows at all, making the rear of the vehicle much the same as a typical van.
I am not asking anyone to take responsibility for what I can and cannot see as has been suggested. I have a system of knowing what is where in relation to where I am that works very well for me. I did think it was useful for you to know the limitations of this type of vehicle though, particularly as they are so plentiful. Much like cyclists are aware of the problems of HGVs please just be aware of the limitations of the multitude of pickups.
On the subject of replacing it ...
If Earthloop earned an unlimited amount of money, or we won the lottery, it would be done in a day, because I really hate the restricted visibility the comes from the tinted canopy. However, as we are not in a financial position to do so, we do have to make do with what we have. If we were in the financial position to purchase a vehicle from new, we wouldn't be in the position of having the tinted canopy windows either, but sadly, when one purchases a vehicle used, one has to make do with the legal, but not very intelligent choices of the ones wealthy enough to do so.