Mysterious spontaneous Window Explosion

[starlet81]

I was riding in the rear set of a taxicab in Singapore some years ago on the way to the airport -- I think it was a Nissan Bluebird. It was still dark (pre-dawn) and raining. Suddenly, the entire windshield shattered with a loud bang -- I thought someone must have thrown a brick at us. The cab driver coolly pulled over and wrapped his hand with a cloth, punched a hole in the windshield, and continued driving. He got us to the airport on time.

The cab driver explained that the windshields had been popping in quite a few of their cabs of that make & model, and that the manufacturer had diagnosed it as a fit issue; the glass was made slightly too large for the frame. Rather than replace them all at once, they were just driving them until they popped, then replacing.

[suckerface]

Originally Posted by starlet81

I was riding in the rear set of a taxicab in Singapore some years ago on the way to the airport -- I think it was a Nissan Bluebird. It was still dark (pre-dawn) and raining. Suddenly, the entire windshield shattered with a loud bang -- I thought someone must have thrown a brick at us. The cab driver coolly pulled over and wrapped his hand with a cloth, punched a hole in the windshield, and continued driving. He got us to the airport on time.

The cab driver explained that the windshields had been popping in quite a few of their cabs of that make & model, and that the manufacturer had diagnosed it as a fit issue; the glass was made slightly too large for the frame. Rather than replace them all at once, they were just driving them until they popped, then replacing.

LOL! The idea that the cabbie was so calm about it must have made it an even more incredible experience.