Take care of your car windows
Car windows covered with dust and dirt can be as dangerous as... alcohol in the driver's body.
Many car owners are unaware of this. Cars are not only not washed, but they are not changed on time either. 
wipers. The effect? Poor visibility, just one step away from dangerous traffic situations.
Unpleasant Encounter with the Police
This is confirmed by research. The NordGlass network of windshield repair and replacement service centers, together with the Millward Brown SMG / KRC research center, checked whether the Poles care about the condition of their car windows. The results showed that 26 per cent. drivers admit that they drive with damaged windows, and 13 percent. he does not pay attention to her condition at all. Fortunately, as much as 94 percent. Respondents agree that windshield condition is key to road safety.
Ignoring a crack is not only a potential reduction in visibility during a trip. It also exposes itself to an unpleasant encounter with the police. “If the driver of a car has damage on the windshield in his field of vision that limits visibility, he must take into account the fine, and even withholding the registration certificate during road control,” says the Young Inspector. . Dariusz Podles from the Police Headquarters. – In such a situation, police officers are required to issue a coupon for up to PLN 250. Car owners are responsible for the condition of their windshields.
Repair takes a short time and is inexpensive
The reason why drivers don't hesitate to go to the garage may be the belief in the high cost of services in workshops and the amount of time required for repairs.
The truth is that it is short and inexpensive. “Few people know that glass repair takes about 30 minutes, and glass replacement takes about an hour and a half,” says Artur Wienckowski from NordGlass. Today, technology allows us to effectively repair small chips before they grow to a size that needs to be replaced. In order for the glass to be repaired, the damage must be smaller than a five złoty (24 mm) coin and be at least 10 cm from the nearest edge. The cost of such a repair will not hit your pocket hard and is 140 zł. It should also be added that repairing a small crack can save us the high cost of replacing the entire glass. Chips and cracks tend to quickly spread over the entire surface.
Keep windows and lights clean
– To move safely on the roads, we must see where we are going and be visible ourselves. Therefore, we must take care not only of the cleanliness of the windshield, but also of the rear window and lights,” says junior graduate student Piotr Tsygankiewicz from the Main Directorate of the City Police in Katowice.
We can best see for ourselves in difficult weather conditions - especially in autumn and winter - how dangerous an unwashed car can be on the road. – Polish drivers often do not want to prepare the car for the road in the morning and drive along the road with snow-covered headlights and rear window, and this situation can end tragically, – says Piotr Tsyhankiewicz. He adds that the same applies to dust and dirt, which can often coat headlights and car windshields just as effectively as snow. “That's why we have to keep our car clean, whether it's new or old,” explains Piotr Tsygankevich.
