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Originally Posted by ken0042
I thought that side windows had "safety glass"- so it is supposed to just shatter into a million pieces and fall to the ground. I've never actually broken a side window on a car, but after my old car (1984) was broken into the pieces were relatively contained within the car.
My impression was that the idea was EMS workers can smack a screwdriver in the bottom corner (away from the passenger's face), the whole window would shatter but stay somewhat intact, and the EMS guy can just go through it like paper.
If I am right, I can see how a film on the window might give it that much more extra resistance to shattering.
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They do shatter into a million pieces, but if you are in a accident and your side windows break then the pieces end up all over you and inside the car. The tint helps it stay together and prevents it from sprayng inside of the car.
Tinting does strenghten the window, but a person who is trying to break it will not have any problem breaking it.