There are two main types of glass in a car: laminated and tempered glass. This summer as you hit the road, you might want to check out your car windows. The American Automobile Association (AAA) is ...

AAA found that more and more cars are being equipped with laminated side windows that are almost impossible to break through. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but ...

In 2017, there were 21,000 crashes in the U.S. in which a vehicle caught on fire or was partially or fully submerged in water — leading to 1,800 deaths, according to travel-services provider AAA.

In a water crash, consumer-grade glass-breaking tools, like those seen here or here, could be your only hope to swim to safety. These small impact devices are either spring-loaded or a hammer. But, ...

They sell specialized tools that will help you break car windows in an emergency, but you can also use a spark plug to do the job. Here's why it works.

Most of us never think about what happens if we get trapped in a vehicle that’s on fire or sinking in water, but knowing the type of window glass and having the right tool on hand may be key to ...

When contemplating a new vehicle, the average buyer may research which popular car brands are known for their safety. As such, they might ignore how ordinary automotive glass is a techno-chemical ...

The once humble car window is turning into one of the hottest battlegrounds in the […] ...

It took only a second on Wednesday afternoon for Joe Johnson to shatter the window of a slate-green Honda Odyssey. The driver’s-side middle window of the minivan, a junker owned by Hugo Auto & Truck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As improbable as it sounds, news anchors across the United States have noted cases of car windows cracking or shattering without ...