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Wind on car

Wind on car. Wind effect on cars. The factors that keep the car on the road are the weight of the car, the friction between the tires and the road surface, and the shape of the car. Shape (streamlining) is a factor because it relates to the area of the car against which the wind is pushing. .

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Wind on car

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  1. Wind on car

  2. Wind effect on cars • The factors that keep the car on the road are the weight of the car, the friction between the tires and the road surface, and the shape of the car. Shape (streamlining) is a factor because it relates to the area of the car against which the wind is pushing.

  3. Wind effect on cars • The larger the surface area facing the wind, the greater the pushing force on the car. And, too, small car of a given weight would be harder to tip over than a taller vehicle of similar shape and equal same weight. The height of the car is a factor because the taller it is, (assuming the same wheel-base), the easier it will be to tip it over.

  4. Wind effect on cars How the frictional factor is affected by the wind is difficult to pin down. Is there anything being borne in the wind stream that could affect friction -- debris, sand etc.? How fast is the car moving down the road? If barely creeping along, you would have more time to react and possibly correct deviations from your intended course. Flying along at full throttle would not offer much time to correct a deviation and would, thus, be foolhardy.

  5. Wind effect on cars • Assuming we may be talking about a Wizard of Oz wind, it would probably be best to not drive at all when the wind speed is dangerous.

  6. Web sites • You can put your question and you will find your answers in this website: • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_wind_affect_a_car%27s_speed

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