djma
New member
Scary moment today.
I drive a 2005 Honda Odyssey. I keep the built-in sun shades on the passenger doors up 90% of the time. If for some reason, one of my boys is in a captain's chair they will some times put it down to see better.
Well today it came in handy and they will never be put down again. I was driving home after running errands today. I was passing by a middle school where there was a lawncare company mowing the grass using those large ride-on lawnmowers. The next thing I heard was a loud pop sound and then my daugher screaming. I look back and apparently a rock had been slung up by the lawnmower and it busted my window.
I slammed on the breaks and pulled into a middle turning lane. I pushed the button to open the sliding door and heard glass falling even more. I closed the door quickly and decided to pull into the elementary school which was across the street.
I got out and went over to DD's side. When I got there, I broke down. Because if the sun shade had not been up, we would have a totally different outcome. Whatever hit the window would have hit my daughter as well as the glass. The sun shade kept my daughter protected. She was screaming and wouldn't calm down until I got her out. I put her in my youngest son's nautilus and drove home.
When I got home (and all of the insurance stuff was worked out) I started cleaning up some of the mess. When I pulled my daughters seat out, there were several pieces of glass -- but not much in comparison with what was all over the floor.
Needless to say, I will not allow these shades to be down again - they will constantly be pulled up.
So if your van or SUV has built in sun shades, please keep them up.
I drive a 2005 Honda Odyssey. I keep the built-in sun shades on the passenger doors up 90% of the time. If for some reason, one of my boys is in a captain's chair they will some times put it down to see better.
Well today it came in handy and they will never be put down again. I was driving home after running errands today. I was passing by a middle school where there was a lawncare company mowing the grass using those large ride-on lawnmowers. The next thing I heard was a loud pop sound and then my daugher screaming. I look back and apparently a rock had been slung up by the lawnmower and it busted my window.
I slammed on the breaks and pulled into a middle turning lane. I pushed the button to open the sliding door and heard glass falling even more. I closed the door quickly and decided to pull into the elementary school which was across the street.
I got out and went over to DD's side. When I got there, I broke down. Because if the sun shade had not been up, we would have a totally different outcome. Whatever hit the window would have hit my daughter as well as the glass. The sun shade kept my daughter protected. She was screaming and wouldn't calm down until I got her out. I put her in my youngest son's nautilus and drove home.
When I got home (and all of the insurance stuff was worked out) I started cleaning up some of the mess. When I pulled my daughters seat out, there were several pieces of glass -- but not much in comparison with what was all over the floor.
Needless to say, I will not allow these shades to be down again - they will constantly be pulled up.
So if your van or SUV has built in sun shades, please keep them up.