Safety performance of Securiflex windshield

An improved windshield with a special, thin, plastic inner surface attached to the inner surface of a three layer windshield similar to those used in the United States minimizes lacerations from occupant impact to the windshield during a collision. The plastic coats the sharp edges of the broken glass preventing or minimizing laceration. It was evaluated by comparing its laceration performance with that of a standard windshiled in simulated barrier crashes at velocities up to 65 km/h. No lacerations resulted from impact to the Securiflex Windshield at Barrier Equivalent Velocities up to 65 km/h. Substantial laceration resulted at velocities above 20 km/h with the standard windshield. It is concluded that the Securiflex Windshield essentially eliminates lacerations in the particular vehicle involved at velocities up to at least 65 km/h. /Author/