The World Health Organisation predicts that motor vehicle crashes will be the third major cause of injury and death by 2020 and studies indicate that side impacts result in more deaths and injuries to the head, chest and spine than frontal crashes. LLumar safety film was recently put to the test at DEKRA Automobil Test Centre, an independent automotive testing laboratory in Kletwitz, Germany. The test demonstrated how the film would perform in the event of a side-impact collision, and the results were dramatic. Using the frame of an Audi 80, two different driver-side doors were installed - one with no film and one with LLumar 7-mil safety film. An acceleration sled simulated a 16-kph pole impact. The unfilmed glass shattered and flew into the driver's face and body, while the glass using LLumar was completely contained by the film.
