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Old 07-20-2011, 02:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Aerodynamic Penalty of Highway Dividers and Walls

I've been thinking about this for a while. It occurred to me that being beside a car or truck is a bad thing therefore being beside a wall or divider must also cause additional drag. The aero penalty of tunnels is well known. I have been trying to be in the "clear lane" when possible to avoid this added drag.

Thoughts?

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