Rruff, it is not that it stops the glass from shattering, it is the potential trouble a first responder could encounter to remove it that is the issue. I have seen the windshields shatter and come out of cars in very hard accidents so all is possible. We have actually looked at a spray on type adhesive to use on windows so that we could control all of the shards when we break glass. I am not against tint, I just want everyone to be aware that there is a reason behind the by-laws. The back window in my car will get tinted once I get time to get around to it. I hear ya on picking out shards. Was in a nasty T-bone when I was much, much younger that shattered all the windows in the car and popped the windshield out. I would put money on it, that if I still had that jacket, I would still find shards of glass.
