When we think of vehicle security we immediately think alarm systems, immobilisers, vehicle trackers and of course highly visible security products such as wheel clamps, steering wheel locks, gearstick & handbrake clamps, locking wheel nuts and window stickers.
But what if there was an invisible shield to protect your car from its weakest entrance point, the windows? Today there is such a shield. It is known as Supaglass and is a super-strong, 300 micron thick, optically clear, polyester laminate. This clear laminate is specially designed to hold the broken window of a vehicle together and can only be penetrated after a prolonged attack at the window.
Once this laminate is professionally installed it can prevent smash and grab techniques used by thieves whereby they will use the element of surprise and smash the window of either an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, put one arm in through the broken window and steal your handbag or laptop bag etc which may be lying on a passenger seat. This can usually take less than a couple of seconds for the thief to do, by which point they are running away before you have had time to realise what has happened.
With the glass firmly held in place, smash and grab thieves will not stick around trying to smash into your vehicle due to the noise they will make alerting passers-by in case they are caught or recognised and will usually flee the area, keeping you and your belongings safe.
And although you will need to replace the window, you won’t be left with the task of clearing up all the smashed glass that would have otherwise been strewn all over the inside of the car and quite possibly you.
Aside from its obvious, if yet invisible deterrent towards thieves it also has another use; to keep the occupants of the vehicle safe from flying glass inside of the cabin in side impact or roll-over situations.
The side impact protection system is a really smart way to protect both yourself and other occupants when travelling in your car. If your vehicle is struck on the driver or passenger side, the chances are that the side windows are going to be smashed and these shards of glass are going to be thrown into the car potentially causing injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
With the Supaglass correctly installed onto the inside of your windows the tiny shards of glass will be held together allowing none, or very little, glass to enter the cabin and keeping the occupants safe.
But what happens if you want to use the window to escape from your vehicle? Due to its design, although it is very hard to push the shattered window in from the outside, it is very easy to push it out from the inside allowing any trapped occupants to escape with ease.
For more information on Supaglass and its security benefits visit the Pentagon website
