2007-03-03 19:54:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
This is for child safety. It is supposed to prevent a child from climbing out of the open window. I guess if they had to start making cars like that, then there must have been a problem with kids getting hurt climbing out windows.
2007-03-03 20:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by shovelkicker 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It depends on the car.
Imagine a relatively square shaped rear door. If you roll down the window, there will be ample space for the window glass to roll down, and thus, a completely opening window.
Since car designs vary, some doors are shaped in such a way that there is no space for the glass to completely go down. It is a limitation in space. Car manufacturers solve this by having a "quarter window" on the rear door. With this, the glass now has space to go down completely.
I think child safety has nothing to do with it since a window rolling down is not much of a concern. The concern is a window closing up.
2007-03-04 04:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by ericdeleon2006 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT child safety.
The only child safety law current coming into effect pertaining to windows are about the buttons being the pull up/push down, tabs, instead of the push up/push down variety, so the child doesn't choke themselves climbing onto the door panel and stepping on the buttons (shouldnt they be in seatbelts then?) Another gadget needed to be implemented for parents that aren't focused.
It all depends upon the rear tire/fender well. The sharper the cut onto the passenger door, the less the window can go down. Obviously, vehicles with longer wheelbases will accomodate the window going down a bit.
Notice how some windows on SUV's and vans, you can lower them all the way down...
2007-03-04 11:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by A A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with child safety. The only child safety feature to do with windows is the driver cutoff switch.
It is the rear wheel wells.
Some cars have rear quarter windows which are fixed (Acura TSX, Lexus IS to name a couple) that allow the rear windows to travel further down than a one piece rear window is able.
2007-03-04 04:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has everything to do with child safety. The people who say it's due to size constraints, have obviously never seen any of the majority of family-size sedans which have ample room for the full window to fit, and yet only go down between 1/2 and 3/4 of the way.
2007-03-04 05:16:42 · answer #5 · answered by oracle128au 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many are restricted by the rear wheel wells
2007-03-04 03:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by mark m 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Child safty window
2007-03-04 04:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
child safety windows
2007-03-04 03:56:58 · answer #8 · answered by hooya 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the rear fender well is in the way
2007-03-04 11:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋