Comment by kgwxd

7 years ago

In the grand scheme of things, what are the chances of getting in a car accident that leaves you alive, but traps you, and also causes life threatening injures or situations, but only at the level where if first responders can't reach and extract you in the average amount of time? And how many people are afraid enough of becoming submerged in water to even have the tools necessary to shatter a regular window? And even if they have the tools, what are the chances they'd be in reach and that you'd be able enough to reach them?

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ehnto  7 years ago

Pretty high? You need only be unconcious to end up dying in a burning car because no one could extract you. Cars also deform in weird and chaotic ways in a real world accident, who knows what will be the final piece between you and safety. People sometimes exit via their rear windows because the front of the cabin is crushed and the glass there broke, but the doors and windshield frames were also crushed so you can't exit. Cars are pretty good at absorbing the impact so your body can tolerate it non-fatally, but you may still end up broken, trapped or simply unconcious.

  • kgwxd  7 years ago

    Or reinforced windows might be the thing that prevent injury and death in the unpredictable scenario someone ends up in. I'm just saying, I don't think a strong case could be made for or against stronger windows. Statistics might give a good idea over a long enough timeline, but until more people are driving around with stronger windows, getting in accidents, how can we be sure?

    • xmprt  7 years ago

      Unless you're worried about getting shot at while you're in your car or a random brick flying through the windshield then you don't need this.

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manigandham  7 years ago

You can flip your question around and say what are the chances that you need stronger windows than the rest of the vehicles on the road?

  • netwanderer3  7 years ago

    I like your inversion method. For public consumers, we may need a stronger windshield glass for better protection, yes! For side windows though, probably not so much.

tgsovlerkhgsel  7 years ago

Doors unable to open + fire is all it takes.

  • mirimir  7 years ago

    So then you just need explosive bolts, right?

    • manigandham  7 years ago

      The door is either bent and can't physically separate from the opening or it's jammed against something like a tree/rock/road/another vehicle. Either way explosive bolts wont help you.

      Breaking the window creates an instant smaller opening that's still big enough to get out of.

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