A question of self-defence - Fire extinguishers & self defence
Reese
reeza at flex.com
Mon Jul 23 20:17:55 PDT 2001
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
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