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Old 04-11-2013, 08:36 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
It can be used in over-the-road vehicles too. It's used in armored vehicles such as cash-transit vans, and widely used by the aerospacial industry. Nearly every aircraft has plexiglass all-around.
I think the problem is if you use it for the windshield. Safety glass is made so it shatters into small pieces, so if you go through it it doesn't cut your head off on a giant shard. For motorcycles it gets a pass as the idea is you either go over it, or it snaps off the bike. Some of the fast street cars around here used to run it for the windshield to save weight, but that was reeeeally illegal. Like I said, I don't know about the legality of side or rear windows on passenger cars, I think it probably depends on where you are.
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