NO-CUT WINDSHIELDS

Details of tests involving new types of windshield construction were described in papers presented to the Society of Automotive Engineers during a session of the 1984 SAE International Congress and Exposition held in Detroit. The authors of one of the papers, E. Philip Doolittle, Thomas B. Horton and H.P. (Bert) Blom traced the history of windshield construction and safety from the infancy of the automobile to the 1980's. They covered sheet glass, laminated glass and high puncture resistance (HPR) laminated glass. HPR windshields are further discussed especially considering the possibility of lacerative injuries still existing in relation to shattering of the inner glass layer and includes information on testing of new designs. Finally, in another paper, Ian S. Jones, Howard S. Stein and John J. O'Neil detailed the Maryland State Police test program relating to the Securiflex Inner Guard windshield.

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Injuries; Laceration; Nonshattering glass; Police vehicles; Testing; Windshields
• Old TRIS Terms: High puncture resistance
• Subject Areas: History; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399375
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 353
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM