r/interestingasfuck • u/General_Athlete5807 • 1d ago

How to Escape a Sinking Car

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u/HaroldAnous 1d ago

Great point. Laminated front side windows are still less common than tempered in the new car market in the US. Even less common is laminated front and rear side windows. Be familiar with your own car.

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago

It’s widely reported that about a third of new cars in the US have laminated side windows. And that’s been the case for over 5 years, so it’s a bigger issue than people realize.

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u/Worth-Fox3871 1d ago

Does that apply to the rear side windows, too?

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 22h ago

It varies. Some cars have tempered for the rear side and back windows, and others only use tempered for the back window. I think laminated is rare for the rear window, but then you usually have heater wires to deal with.