Which statement about windshield glass is correct?

Which statement about windshield glass is correct?

• A. Windshield glass is laminated; bullets entering the passenger compartment drop 4 to 6 inches
• B. Windshield glass is tempered; bullets stay true as they travel through the glass
• C. Windshield glass is laminated; bullets bounce off at angle
• D. Windshield glass is tempered; bullets will drop 2 inches

Answer: (A)

Windshield glass is laminated safety glass, made of two glass layers with a plastic interlayer. This design holds the glass together when shattered, reducing the risk of sharp shards entering the cabin and absorbing energy from any impact. When a bullet penetrates laminated glass, the interlayer and the glass strands slow the bullet and alter its path, so it doesn’t pass through unchanged; the remaining energy and gravity cause the bullet to drop several inches by the time it enters the passenger area. That downward drop (about 4 to 6 inches in typical considerations) reflects how the bullet loses velocity and is pulled downward as it moves into the interior. Tempered glass, by contrast, breaks into many fragments and doesn’t maintain a coherent path, so it wouldn’t behave the same way, and the idea of a bullet bouncing off at an angle isn’t a standard expectation for windshield interaction.

Windshield glass is laminated safety glass, made of two glass layers with a plastic interlayer. This design holds the glass together when shattered, reducing the risk of sharp shards entering the cabin and absorbing energy from any impact. When a bullet penetrates laminated glass, the interlayer and the glass strands slow the bullet and alter its path, so it doesn’t pass through unchanged; the remaining energy and gravity cause the bullet to drop several inches by the time it enters the passenger area. That downward drop (about 4 to 6 inches in typical considerations) reflects how the bullet loses velocity and is pulled downward as it moves into the interior. Tempered glass, by contrast, breaks into many fragments and doesn’t maintain a coherent path, so it wouldn’t behave the same way, and the idea of a bullet bouncing off at an angle isn’t a standard expectation for windshield interaction.