BOISE — Cars these days have all sorts of safety measures: traction control, airbags everywhere, seat belts. But there’s one change in newer cars that could actually put you at risk. And this new development is hard to see — it’s buried inside your window. Safety glass warning

Tempered safety glass shatters to protect the occupants of a car in a crash. The pieces are generally not sharp.

"It shatters into a million little pieces, and it’s gone," said Brent Heaton, owner of Integrity Auto Glass.

To prevent a windshield from shattering while you’re driving, it has a thin sheet of invisible plastic through the center — a laminate.

Now, some manufacturers are using similar glass on side windows, too.

"The main reason for that is to help reduce road noise," Heaton said.

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