safety glass

[Dan DiBiase]

Taka writes:

> The glass in passenger cars breaks into little pieces, as Dan and
> John have already mentioned.
> 
> Now, if you have something like the new Volvo V70R w/ the laminated
> safety side glass option, the side windows also have the laminated
> construction like the windshield, preventing glass from really going
> anywhere, even when it is shattered.

Lee spoke thusly:

Most, perhaps all, the larger Volvos now have this glass.

2 or 3 years ago I saw a dealer training video on this...it took a guy with
some dedication, elbow grease and a good sized hammer almost a minute to
break a hole in the side window glass.

Safe from both the perspective of side impacts and bad people intrusion.

I'm surprised other manufacturers aren't using this yet...

So Dan adds:

Perhaps because of fears of being trapped if you end up underwater...? Wonder how long it would take one of those little 'emergancy escape' hammers to break through......

 

Dan D

'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6

Central NJ USA