How long is it safe to drive with a fracture crack on my car windshield?

A big rock hit my car windshield about couple months ago while I was driving on the highway. I did not notice a fracture crack about 1 inch until three days ago. During the time I noticed the crack on my window until I got home (approximately 1/2 hour), the crack lengthened to about 1 foot. I also wondering what other options I have besides replacing my windshield.How long is it safe to drive with a fracture crack on my car windshield?
It's not safe, your windshield is weakened. Most insurance companies pay for it 100% with no paperwork. Just stop by a windshield replacement shop.How long is it safe to drive with a fracture crack on my car windshield?
If your state does yearly inspection . When you take your car to be inspected you will be informed then. I also think you have the answer to how safe your windshield is by just looking at it. Use your own judgment also
it's not safe at all and it's illegal. no other options. I've seen people try to use alternate materials but that's worse than just leaving it.
You must immediately replace your windshield. If you don't it'll be like a ticking time bomb. It's durability has weakened and soon enough when you're driving it will break apart from the car. When that happens you'll be devastated. I guess that probably on the next 1 to 5 times you drive on the highway. The wind resistance is probably poor so during the highway drive, your windshield cracks from the overwhelming pressure. But my point is REPLACE IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.
In many states it illegal to drive with a cracked or broken windshield. If this happens again, don't wait to long. Can place a piece of clear tape over a small crack on outside of the windshield. This does work. On something large. Out of luck. Your insurance should be informed and should pay part or all of the fix.
small cracks can be filled by specialist with resin to strengthen the crack. and its as good as new. Every crack is a weak spot and its very serious if its growing in size. Hot and cold weather will also affect it. I'd get the windshield exchangesd asap before it blows up in your face on the highway.



PS. even if glass doesn't rain down on you due the glass being safety glass..think a minute about the shock moment when it breaks and your reaction to it while driving on a busy highway..... think about the others around you!
I think there is a little too much drama about a crack in a windshield. I don't think enough people here have really seen how tough they really are. I drove my car with a crack in my windshield for many years and never had it explode or disintegrate, even after getting into a few fender-benders. I have also worked in a body shop removing and replacing windshields.



Windshields are laminated glass with a bonded plastic layer actually holding two sheets of glass together. They are very strongly built so that in the event of a crack, they won't shatter completely and spray the occupants of a vehicle with glass.



It is very common that when the outside layer of glass develops a crack from a flying rock, the inside layer is still usually intact and the crack can be repaired. While it is true that some states require cracked windshields to be repaired by law, it doesn't necessarily mean replacement.



Windshields that are severely damaged must be replaced of course. The make/model of your vehicle depends on the cost of replacement. If you do, take it to a reputable shop because a brand-new, but leaking, windshield is almost worse than a cracked, but still watertight one.