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I also remember the windshields covered in insects during long drives as a kid. I haven't experienced that again as an adult.
by eloff 5y ago
I also remember the windshields covered in insects during long drives as a kid. I haven't experienced that again as an adult.
- brandonmenc 5y agoBecause of aerodynamics. The other day I saw an F-350 that was covered in smashed bugs.
- eloff 5y agoI don't think that accounts for the whole difference, but it may be part of it.
- benjohnson 5y agoCan confirm - recently was in a 1970 GM car and the windshield was covered in dead bug guts at the end of the drive. On the way home, my 2008 GM had nothing.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoInsects fly at different height depending on time of day and weather. Did those conditions(time of day and weather) change much between your two trips?
- redprince 5y agoIt is not because of aerodynamics. Old and new cars smash insects equally efficient and the decline of smashed insects on windscreens correlates strongly with a decline in insect population. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5236 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5236