In the past, laminated glass was usually installed in the windshield, with side and rear windows being tempered only.

The difference is that tempered glass is per-stressed so that when it cracks, it shatters into many tiny and dull pieces. Laminated is the same thing, but with layers of plastic sandwiched with layers of tempered glass. Laminated glass will still shatter, but will be held together by the plastic layers.

In an emergency, small improvised, or purpose built tools meant to shatter tempered glass will be useless if the glass is laminated.

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    6 months ago

    This is astroturfing.

    The issue with Tesla has never been that the windows are hard to break. The issue is that the rear doors are electronic with manual override hidden in a camouflaged panel at the bottom of the door pocket. A door pocket that was added to hold things. Those things will block access to the emergency door open.

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      6 months ago

      So what you are saying is that maybe you should read the fucking manual before piloting a two ton death machine at highway speeds?

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        6 months ago

        When you bought your car did you physically check to see how the rear seatbelts are operated or did you assume they were standard because of safety standards?

        People buy products assuming the minimum standard of safety that has been there for 50 years is still there.

        On the model X that was involved in the drowning, no one should be expected to read the user manual to find out the door open latch is a pull string behind the speaker grill.