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minus-squarestabby_cicada@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoIt’s the opposite. More aerodynamic modern cars are more likely to hit insects on the road than the older blockier ones. They’re not hitting insects because there aren’t any insects to hit. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon
It’s the opposite. More aerodynamic modern cars are more likely to hit insects on the road than the older blockier ones. They’re not hitting insects because there aren’t any insects to hit.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon