{"id":12664,"date":"2020-04-13T20:48:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T03:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/?p=12664"},"modified":"2022-11-16T05:22:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:22:34","slug":"can-car-tires-run-over-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivinglife.net\/can-car-tires-run-over-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Car Tires Run Over Glass?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You recently bought a set of all-purpose tires that are marketed as being able to conquer any terrain and handle the most brutal of winter weather conditions. However, as the flagger turns his sign and directs you to drive slowly through the accident scene, you can\u2019t shake the feeling that the glass scattered all across the intersection is going to shred your new tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car tires can run over the glass because nearly all major tire brands for passenger vehicles have used steel belt technology beneath the rubber tread since the mid-1970s, so it is very unlikely that glass would puncture your tires and cause a major blowout.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as with most things in life, you can never say \u201cnever.\u201d While there is basically no chance that glass on the highway will do any significant damage to a normal car tire in good condition, it is up to you to know if you may be an exception. If your tires are old, worn, or heavily abused, then the chances increase that running over glass may cause an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can Windshield Glass Pop a Tire?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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No, generally speaking, windshield glass cannot pop a tire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, essentially all modern passenger vehicle tires are equipped with steel belts beneath the rubber tread, negating the damage that sharp objects can do when piercing the rubber of the tire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the windshield glass is designed to \u201cconveniently\u201d break. It takes a significant force to break a windshield from a car, but if some major impact causes the glass to shatter, the pieces of the windshield will not be sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201ctempered glass<\/u><\/a>\u201d that is found in the windshield of cars is designed with rapid heating and cooling processes so that in the unlikely event that one of the windshields breaks, it will break into tiny little pieces that mimic pebbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Windshields were designed like this to protect passengers. It would be a terrible thing to get into an accident and avoid any bodily injury only to have the windshield fall out and cut the passengers to shreds. With tempered glass technology, if the windshield were to fall out during an accident, the passengers would be met with a lap full of what amount to playground pebbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, when driving through an area in which the highway appears to be covered with windshield glass, do not panic, as this glass will not damage your tires<\/strong>. In fact, when driving through an accident scene, sharp little pieces of plastic from the bumper are more likely to damage your tires than will the windshield glass, although this, too, is unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What to Do if You Drive over Glass Shards<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Steel belt technology in tires has been a major boon for auto owners since its introduction in the mid-1970s. Not only does it make driving safer, as it greatly reduces the chances of sharp objects piercing your tires, but it also extends the life of the tires, saving you money by reducing the frequency with which you need to get your tires changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we have established that broken glass on the highway is extremely unlikely to \u201cpop\u201d your steel-belted tire and cause a blowout, there is a chance that it could do some insidious damage and cause a slow leak. The following are a few ways in which glass may slowly damage your car tires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n