why do cars have glass windshields as opposed to fiber glass or some other see through material?

Question

I got a crack in my windshield about a month ago and all I can think about is how technologically advanced some parts of cars are and with that being said I can’t imagine glass is the safest/ only thing we can use for our windshield.

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Answer 1

Plastics tend to have lower hardness than Glass and scratch much easier than Glass. Glass also has less problems with hazing due to UV. If you’ve ever seen an old headlight that looks “foggy”, that’s because of UV light.