Repair those pesky windscreen chips
Windscreen cracks and chips are one of those things that drivers have little or no control over other than just getting it repaired as soon as possible.
The windscreen is vital to your safety during an accident as it often prevents the roof of a vehicle from giving in during an accident or rollover. It is thus imperative to replace it immediately when a crack appears.
“A windscreen provides 34% of a vehicle’s torsional stiffness and dissipates the force during a crash”.
For the CEO of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, not repairing a cracked windscreen for whatever reason, poses a considerable danger as it can, at the most basic level, impede vision, reduce visibility and make it difficult to clearly see oncoming traffic and obstacles.
“Even small chips or scratches can create glare from sunlight or create a halo effect from oncoming vehicles. If your windscreen is hit by a flying object it can also shatter once you are driving causing injury to yourself and other occupants.”
“Additionally, as vehicles become lighter for various reasons, it also increases the importance of having an undamaged and correctly installed windscreen. They also play a role in reducing the possibility of passengers being ejected from a vehicle in a crash. It plays a role in ensuring airbags deployed correctly in a crash as well.”
Fixing small stone chips immediately may well save you from replacing the complete windscreen in due time and at a much greater cost.
So, do not postpone, fix that cracked or chipped windscreen sooner rather than later.
Source: MotorPress
