colinc

What a bummer! The windshield is made of two pieces of glass laminated together with an thin material between to hold together. The glass is designed to break into small pieces.

If you were moving when the ice hit, the ice would not have to be big, just hard.

As far as what force is required it would depend on the weight of the ice, the size of the piece and your speed. As speed increases the weight of the ice becomes less significant.

Haasman

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