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That crisp spring air (at 150mph)
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FYI, big trucks are even worse for being blown around by the wind. The increased weight does not make up for the increased windage.
It's not that significant of an increase in weight unloaded, it has more surface area, like you said, and also that surface and center of mass is higher, so there's more torque from the wind and it's easier to tip over. Yeah, really not good for wind. The best option would be the smallest possible electric car probably, or maybe a truck carrying a load of sand or something dense.
Can confirm. I'm an EMT and our ambulances get thrown around in a stiff breeze while my dinky shit box only starts getting squirrely when there's a tropical storm
I believe that is precisely the reason they said it.
Huh. I always thought the big trucks would do better in the wind, and I've never questioned that assumption. TIL