I live in a place that has harsh winter conditions with ice, gravel and the occasional loose tire stud flying into people's windshields, warranting frequent expensive replacements.

Somebody on the radio said that "just set the adaptive cruise control to max distance and your windshield will last way longer". It does feel overprotective at times, especially in slow and dense traffic, but I think there's a nice point in general.

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stevage 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wow, I didn't know that was a thing. Been driving nearly 30 years, and never had a windshield chip.

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rgmerk an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Grow up in a place where roads have gravel on the shoulders and are made using coarse-chip seal and you’ll get them regularly.

	▲	stevage an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I imagine. I'm inner city.

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its_magic 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you have a wood surface nearby? I would recommend giving it a good knock.

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stevage 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Apparently I just live in a place where it's not a common problem. Also I do tend to leave a big gap behind cars in front.

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ChoGGi 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They salt your roads, or put grit?

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stevage an hour ago | parent [-]

They don't do either of those things, and yet somehow I haven't witnessed any cars sliding off the road in winter either.

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its_magic an hour ago | parent [-]

From everything you've said so far, it sounds like people in your area have a lot of sense.

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stevage an hour ago | parent [-]

Also we don't get snow.

	▲	its_magic 31 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		facepalm

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its_magic 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Another trick that works is just to let the windshield get cracked once. Then it will be immune to further rock strikes. Studies have shown that freshly replaced windshields are 937% more likely to be hit with a rock.

#trustmebro

#science