What to do when the windshield is cracked?

Recently, a driver posted a picture windshield his car had a crack on the auto forum and wondered if this would cause him to have a traffic safety problem. Immediately after, many conflicting opinions were given about this phenomenon.

Driver’s windshield condition.

Agreeing with Mr. SL, a person named Nguyen Khien said: “According to the law, there is no penalty for broken or broken glass, but this is just a crack. But in terms of ‘feng shui’, it should be replaced soon”. SL, residing in Hai Phong said: “Because the glass hasn’t broken completely, it can’t break the law. However, if you go registry the car is still not up to standard, need to replace the new glass”.

However, Mr. Le Nhat, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, has the opposite opinion: “If the windshield is cracked like this, it is against the law, it needs to be replaced urgently to avoid danger”.

Thus, whether breaking the law or not, the phenomenon Deformed windshield, chipping always poses many risks to the safety of passengers and drivers and needs to be rectified immediately. This part has the role of protecting, shading the sun and rain and ensuring good visibility for the driver. Cracking or breaking the glass will directly affect the aesthetics, obstruct the vision for drivers, leading to unsafety, even when under strong wind pressure due to fast moving or going through high traffic areas. The road is rough, the glass can be completely broken, the pieces of glass will fly straight into the face of the person sitting inside.

Pursuant to Clause 1 and Point a, Clause 7, Article 16 of Decree No. 46/2016/ND-CP dated May 26, 2016 of the Government, drivers of automobiles (including trailers or semi-trailers towed according to) and vehicles similar to cars, a fine of from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed for operating a vehicle without a windshield or with one but broken or with no effect (for vehicles with a windscreen design). windshield mounting). In addition to the application of a fine, the vehicle operator who commits the violation must fully install or replace equipment meeting technical safety standards, remove additional parts that are not installed in accordance with regulations. Thus, the driver of a car using a broken windshield may be administratively sanctioned and must remove the broken windshield and install the glass in accordance with regulations.

Therefore, in the above case, the front glass of the vehicle can also cause the driver to be fined because when traveling at a fast speed within the allowed level, the windshield can still be broken, thus the effect of This part, when broken, is already lost, cannot meet the allowed speed of movement, causing unsafety.

With this phenomenon, the owner can still be administratively fined.

How to handle when the windshield is cracked:

When the windshield is cracked, the owner will have 2 options to fix it: welding the glass or replacing the whole glass. If the size of the crack is less than 15 cm, the possibility of successful treatment by glass welding is quite high. Therefore, the wider the crack, the more difficult it will be to repair.

In particular, the closer the cracks are to the edge of the glass, the more dangerous it is. If the distance between the impact point and the edge of the glass is less than 4 cm, the glass should be replaced. Along with that, when the crack is located right away from the driver’s view, the car owner should also replace the glass because the glass weld can affect the driver’s ability to see and increase the risk of an accident.

The severity of the cracks from low to high are arranged in circles with green, yellow, and red borders, respectively.

When the windshield is cracked, it needs to be fixed immediately. However, in the unlikely event that the owner has not been able to repair this part, they should take the following precautions to reduce the level of damage.

For small cracks, the driver can fix it in a short time by using nail polish or glue. First, clean the dirt in the cracks, apply glue or nail polish to the crack and wait for it to dry to fix the glass pieces.

In addition, owners should minimize sudden changes in the temperature of the glass, such as leaving the car in direct sunlight or spraying water with a temperature that differs too much from the surface. However, these methods are only temporary, if you want to solve them completely, users need to take the car to a professional repair team.