Frightening Experience

davidj241 · 14th November 2007, 09:56

Driving round the M25 last week, when all of a sudden, with no warning, the front passenger door window shattered showering the whole of the interior with broken glass. Luckily I was travelling alone at the time but had I had any passengers, they would have been cut to ribbons. I managed to get onto the hard shoulder and pushed out the remainder of the window and had to continue my journey to Bracknell and then home later to Cambridgeshire with no nearside window as AutoGlass could not supply a replacement until the following day. Luckily it wasn't raining, but it was bl**dy cold.
My pride and joy now has scratches down the door and the arm rest is also badly scratched as well as a few cuts in the softer vinyl.

I am not a happybunny as they say

TTDegs · 14th November 2007, 09:58

ouch!

glad you are ok

Topcat · 14th November 2007, 10:04

Omg - thank god you didnt have any passengers - wonder how it happened.

Kremmen · 14th November 2007, 10:14

Likely a stone - unless you were in the inside lane which would raise suspicions.

Korkut Varol · 14th November 2007, 10:17

Lucky that it wasn't at your side... You could have a scratched or worse face by now..

Naresh · 14th November 2007, 11:40

*** - how did that happen???

Glad you're ok though, those glass fragments are really dangerous, just a slight touch and they cut like a surgical knife, plus like you said they damage interior trim far too easily! Be prepared to be finding bits of glass for several months to come, even after a vacuum. I had my TT window broken a year ago and still find the occasional fragment of glass!!

davidj241 · 14th November 2007, 12:13

I wonder - could it have happened when I broke the sound barrier?

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Seriously though, I was only crawling along at around 25mph as is usual on the stretch between the A40 and M4 junctions at 8am.
I do remember a bang on the side window a week or so earlier - perhaps it weakened the glass. There was nothing on my inside at the time just a grassy bank.
Anyway, I only suffered a slight scratch to my right hand

- luckily I always carry a pair of safety gloves in the boot for work, so put those on along with safety glasses before pushing out the remains of the glass.

It's just so annoying the damage it caused.

Hartside · 14th November 2007, 13:11

Was it near a town. Someone with an air rifle perhaps?

THX1138 · 14th November 2007, 17:58

That's some story. Good thing nobody was hurt. But the glass scratches on the arm rest sound familiar. I also have those after the side window was shattered. That only proves what would happen if someone was sitting there. Nasty things, those bits of glass.

Pauly-b · 14th November 2007, 18:16

I'd be suspicious of an Air Rifle - I had the drivers window of a 205 GTi shot out leaving a McDonalds about 12 years ago.

I was barely moving and it scared the bejesus out of me so it must be terifying on a motorway.....

illegalhunter · 14th November 2007, 20:29

lucky you werent blinded , you would hat s@@t a brick

babyjoe · 15th November 2007, 10:56

An airrifle was also the first thing that came to my mind. It's practically impossible for a stone to transfer it's energy so bluntly in a lenghtwise direction.

Ramsay · 15th November 2007, 11:21

Sorry to hear of your experinece d241

Wonder if the window glass was from the same batch as that used for suspect fog lamps !!!

On a more serious note, I always thought that nowadays, in their design, glass fragments from broken windows were supposed to inflict as little injury as possible to the occupants ?

Ramsay

Charley Farley · 15th November 2007, 11:38

Hi davidj214

I glad you're o.k. Sounds like a scary expeience to me. I've already had to replace my front windscreen because it was hit by a stone.

sambuca2907 · 15th November 2007, 14:31

Wow - sorry to hear about that...

I thought Honda put this splintex technology in their windows so they don't shatter!

Tell Honda about it - say it just shattered and that it should have been safety glass! And remember that you were travelling at 70 and are still traumatised from the shock!

Unknownsoldier · 16th November 2007, 17:05

I would agree about an Air rifle, they seem to like doing it regulalrly on busy motorways, I'd report it to the fuzz, just in case, never know, others may have had the same happen to them (lucky if it was an air rifle, my ones, even at a fair distance would seriously hurt you, if not possibly kill in the right spot). And someone else may not be so lucky, think what could happen if the glass went in your eyes or worse you got hit by the pellet.

Tom

babyjoe · 16th November 2007, 18:30

Don't want to break the thread, but I don't think such a thing is done willingly, it would be quite hard to hit a 70 mph car in the back window with 12fpe air rifle, without being noticed.

Unknownsoldier · 16th November 2007, 19:06

My fathers window was hit on the motorway by a pellet, didn't shatter just a slight chip (but guaranteed I could hit a car window if I wanted, but I agree most people [read 'kids'/'Yobs'] don't have the skill, but if it is just indiscriminate firing, then it could just be a lucky shot.....Spray and Pray).

Tom

psykik · 17th November 2007, 05:14

davidj241: just glad youre safe and well to tell the tale. What a nasty experience! Glad you kept focussed on driving on the motorway and wearing your gloves to remove the glass after. That "Bang" you heard a week previous, could that have been an air rifle? Id say its logical to assume whatever caused that "bang" DID weaken the windows causing them to smash suddenly.

bosley · 21st November 2007, 13:56

Reading these threads did make me chuckle. Every time a window in a car shatters I hear "must have been kids with an air rifle". this is hardly ever the case. the bang you heard a few days ago was probably a stone hitting the window. The glass doesn't always shatter straight away when it is hit by something. An air rifle would probably have to be at almost point blank range to blow up a doorglass.
In answer to the "Splintex technology" unless the vehicle is fitted with "Double glazed" side windows ALL side and rear glass is Toughened glass, this is designed to shatter into tiny pieces unlike Plate glass that just breaks into large shards of glass and would be lethal. Front windscreens are now ALL laminated glass and therefore just chip or crack, I am afraid if you want laminated side windows you would probably have to defect to the dark side and buy an Executive Saloon..

14th November 2007, 09:56	#1 (permalink)
davidj241 Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 6th July 2007 Location: St.Neots, Cambridgeshire Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Frightening Experience Driving round the M25 last week, when all of a sudden, with no warning, the front passenger door window shattered showering the whole of the interior with broken glass. Luckily I was travelling alone at the time but had I had any passengers, they would have been cut to ribbons. I managed to get onto the hard shoulder and pushed out the remainder of the window and had to continue my journey to Bracknell and then home later to Cambridgeshire with no nearside window as AutoGlass could not supply a replacement until the following day. Luckily it wasn't raining, but it was bl**dy cold. My pride and joy now has scratches down the door and the arm rest is also badly scratched as well as a few cuts in the softer vinyl. I am not a happybunny as they say

14th November 2007, 12:13	#7 (permalink)
davidj241 Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 6th July 2007 Location: St.Neots, Cambridgeshire Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I wonder - could it have happened when I broke the sound barrier?. Seriously though, I was only crawling along at around 25mph as is usual on the stretch between the A40 and M4 junctions at 8am. I do remember a bang on the side window a week or so earlier - perhaps it weakened the glass. There was nothing on my inside at the time just a grassy bank. Anyway, I only suffered a slight scratch to my right hand - luckily I always carry a pair of safety gloves in the boot for work, so put those on along with safety glasses before pushing out the remains of the glass. It's just so annoying the damage it caused.

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This thread is about: Frightening Experience, it's in General Discussion at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; Driving round the M25 last week, when all of a sudden, with no warning, the front passenger door window shattered showering the whole of the ...

14th November 2007, 09:58	#2 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	ouch! glad you are ok

14th November 2007, 10:04	#3 (permalink)
Topcat Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 11th May 2006 Location: Middlesex Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader: (0)	Omg - thank god you didnt have any passengers - wonder how it happened.

14th November 2007, 10:14	#4 (permalink)
Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 3,098 Thanks: 20 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (0)	Likely a stone - unless you were in the inside lane which would raise suspicions.

14th November 2007, 10:17	#5 (permalink)
Korkut Varol Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 31st October 2006 Location: Ankara, Turkey Posts: 468 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Lucky that it wasn't at your side... You could have a scratched or worse face by now..

14th November 2007, 11:40	#6 (permalink)
Naresh Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 15th July 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 113 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	*** - how did that happen??? Glad you're ok though, those glass fragments are really dangerous, just a slight touch and they cut like a surgical knife, plus like you said they damage interior trim far too easily! Be prepared to be finding bits of glass for several months to come, even after a vacuum. I had my TT window broken a year ago and still find the occasional fragment of glass!!

14th November 2007, 13:11	#8 (permalink)
Hartside Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 4th May 2006 Location: Northumberland Posts: 562 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Was it near a town. Someone with an air rifle perhaps?

14th November 2007, 17:58	#9 (permalink)
THX1138 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 2nd March 2007 Location: Den Haag, The Netherlands Posts: 386 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	That's some story. Good thing nobody was hurt. But the glass scratches on the arm rest sound familiar. I also have those after the side window was shattered. That only proves what would happen if someone was sitting there. Nasty things, those bits of glass.

14th November 2007, 18:16	#10 (permalink)
Pauly-b Valve Cap Join Date: 3rd October 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'd be suspicious of an Air Rifle - I had the drivers window of a 205 GTi shot out leaving a McDonalds about 12 years ago. I was barely moving and it scared the bejesus out of me so it must be terifying on a motorway.....

14th November 2007, 20:29	#11 (permalink)
illegalhunter RELOADING FOR ELK Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: FILLING THE HILLS WITH LEAD Posts: 3,235 Thanks: 7 Thanked 39 Times in 38 Posts iTrader: (0)	lucky you werent blinded , you would hat s@@t a brick

15th November 2007, 10:56	#12 (permalink)
babyjoe Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 1st November 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 111 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	An airrifle was also the first thing that came to my mind. It's practically impossible for a stone to transfer it's energy so bluntly in a lenghtwise direction.

15th November 2007, 11:21	#13 (permalink)
Ramsay Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 8th May 2007 Location: Camberley Surrey Posts: 129 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	Sorry to hear of your experinece d241 Wonder if the window glass was from the same batch as that used for suspect fog lamps !!! On a more serious note, I always thought that nowadays, in their design, glass fragments from broken windows were supposed to inflict as little injury as possible to the occupants ? Ramsay

15th November 2007, 11:38	#14 (permalink)
Charley Farley Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 25th September 2006 Location: Greenford West London Posts: 493 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi davidj214 I glad you're o.k. Sounds like a scary expeience to me. I've already had to replace my front windscreen because it was hit by a stone.

15th November 2007, 14:31	#15 (permalink)
sambuca2907 S29 AWS Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: SW London Posts: 416 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts iTrader: (0)	Wow - sorry to hear about that... I thought Honda put this splintex technology in their windows so they don't shatter! Tell Honda about it - say it just shattered and that it should have been safety glass! And remember that you were travelling at 70 and are still traumatised from the shock!

16th November 2007, 17:05	#16 (permalink)
Unknownsoldier Esox Lucius Rules!!!!!!!! Civinfo guru Join Date: 22nd September 2007 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 2,823 Thanks: 81 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts iTrader: (0)	I would agree about an Air rifle, they seem to like doing it regulalrly on busy motorways, I'd report it to the fuzz, just in case, never know, others may have had the same happen to them (lucky if it was an air rifle, my ones, even at a fair distance would seriously hurt you, if not possibly kill in the right spot). And someone else may not be so lucky, think what could happen if the glass went in your eyes or worse you got hit by the pellet. Tom

16th November 2007, 18:30	#17 (permalink)
babyjoe Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 1st November 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 111 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Don't want to break the thread, but I don't think such a thing is done willingly, it would be quite hard to hit a 70 mph car in the back window with 12fpe air rifle, without being noticed.

16th November 2007, 19:06	#18 (permalink)
Unknownsoldier Esox Lucius Rules!!!!!!!! Civinfo guru Join Date: 22nd September 2007 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 2,823 Thanks: 81 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts iTrader: (0)	My fathers window was hit on the motorway by a pellet, didn't shatter just a slight chip (but guaranteed I could hit a car window if I wanted, but I agree most people [read 'kids'/'Yobs'] don't have the skill, but if it is just indiscriminate firing, then it could just be a lucky shot.....Spray and Pray). Tom

17th November 2007, 05:14	#19 (permalink)
psykik Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 28th April 2007 Posts: 475 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: (0)	davidj241: just glad youre safe and well to tell the tale. What a nasty experience! Glad you kept focussed on driving on the motorway and wearing your gloves to remove the glass after. That "Bang" you heard a week previous, could that have been an air rifle? Id say its logical to assume whatever caused that "bang" DID weaken the windows causing them to smash suddenly.

21st November 2007, 13:56	#20 (permalink)
bosley Valve Cap Join Date: 5th July 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Reading these threads did make me chuckle. Every time a window in a car shatters I hear "must have been kids with an air rifle". this is hardly ever the case. the bang you heard a few days ago was probably a stone hitting the window. The glass doesn't always shatter straight away when it is hit by something. An air rifle would probably have to be at almost point blank range to blow up a doorglass. In answer to the "Splintex technology" unless the vehicle is fitted with "Double glazed" side windows ALL side and rear glass is Toughened glass, this is designed to shatter into tiny pieces unlike Plate glass that just breaks into large shards of glass and would be lethal. Front windscreens are now ALL laminated glass and therefore just chip or crack, I am afraid if you want laminated side windows you would probably have to defect to the dark side and buy an Executive Saloon..