At 04:24 PM 7/23/01, Jim Choate wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Reese wrote:
Don't mind the propaganda at the bottom of the images, just look at the pictures and draw your own conclusions. The shooting occurred at the back of the vehicle, where not even US vehicles have safety glass (and the window was already broken out).
I was thinking laminated safety glass, which is only used for windshields in the US.
Wrong, my Bronco has safety glass all around. So did my Mustang GT. My 86 Isuzu Pup also has safety glass all around.
But they do not have laminated safety glass all around. I'll quote Jon Beets: At 04:14 PM 7/23/01, Jon Beets wrote:
There are two types of windows on most American cars... The first is the front windshield.. It has a film in it that keeps it generally in one piece unless enough force is put through it. As a firefighter we like this windshield since it is easily removed with a sharp knife around the seal (its gotta be removed before you can remove the top of the car). The side windows are another matter, they are made to shatter so that there are no large shards that may seriously injure someone...
And shatter they do, quite easily. I shattered a side window in a truck simply by slamming the door too hard, once. The window was fully up, btw. Reese