

| Subject: | Re: Canoe hauling, interesting figures,etc |
| From: | David Raistrick |
| Date: | Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:07:47 -0400 |
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, t bill wrote:
> On the way home had a fairly stiff crosswind and that reduced MPG down
> to 19, still on the high side. Which got me to wondering; why does a
> cross wind seem to rock the Westy more when you are moving down the
> road at 65 than when you are sitting still?
You are constantly steering into the wind, in order to go straight....But
the winds shift a bit, or lessen, or increase, and you correct for this.
Even if you dont realize it. This causes tbe bus to rock a bit
more.....:)
later...david
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