Cars have become an integral part of our daily lives, and a broken windshield can happen at any time while traveling on the road. It is usually caused by a rock falling from the car in front of you or from a large cargo vehicle, and it happens all around us.

“There are still a lot of drivers who have not experienced this, so there is not a lot of safety awareness about the importance of windshields. In fact, I have only had one windshield break in my nearly 20 years of driving experience.

At the time, I didn't have any knowledge and didn't know the importance of windshield damage, and I didn't know where to complain, and it's hard to get compensation legally if it's not captured accurately on camera, so I left it alone. Looking back on it now, I feel really bad.

Many inexperienced drivers, like this writer, will often ignore the damage, just like I did in the past.Is it okay to ignore a broken windshield? Most inexperienced drivers don't know what to do with a broken windshield, so they either ignore it or put it off and forget about it.

Even a small crack in a windshield caused by a flying rock while driving can have a serious impact on safety, not only by obstructing the driver's view, but also by reducing the structural strength of the vehicle. According to the Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) in the United States, a car windshield provides up to 451 TP3T of structural strength in a front-end collision and 601 TP3T in a rollover.

This means that it prevents the roof from being crushed if the car rolls over in a serious accident, allows the airbag to position the driver in the right place in a frontal collision, and prevents the driver from being ejected from the vehicle in a serious collision. The windshield is an integral part of the car's safety system, and if a small crack is ignored, it is very likely to lead to additional long cracks at any time, depending on the driving environment, temperature changes, etc.

Therefore, it is very important to quickly repair any damage to the windshield, or replace it if it cannot be repaired, in order to save time and money and to keep you and your passengers safe on the road.It's time to raise awareness about the safety of your car's windshield.

(CEO of Daonda Auto Glass Lee Jae-chunFranchise / Education Business Operates professional certifications for glass repair technicians in Korea and abroadCertified by the NWRD International Auto Glass Repair AssociationCertified by Deltakit Glass Repair TechnologyCertified by Glasweld Glass Repair TechnologyCertified by Deltakit Glass Repair Technology◆ Outside columns may differ from the editorial direction of this magazine.

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