Wind

Yeah, that guy was on I25 S of Wheatland CO

 

'Follow the signs'.
A simple and useful advice.
Very complicated to follow for 1/2 drivers out here.
Ok, maybe less than 1/2.
But they are a lot of them.

 

Rand McNally GPS has a weather map overlay.
It can be constantly updated while driving using an
Internet hot spot created by your cell phone connection.
Very accurate and useful. You can set up any weather condition to be displayed.
I used it. It worked perfectly fine.

 

And if you get into an occurrence (I don't like to use the word accident),
the insurance has the right to deny your claim.
And/or future cover.
Plus there may be mitigating factors (like wind+ice, fog+ice, etc...).
You have to drastically reduce your speed or just park it.

 

And for good reason.
Scared a little, smart a lot.

 

That airfoil is even used in sail boats propulsion.
Successfully, I may add.

 

Are you a student?

 

That principle applies to all fluids.
Hydrofoils are used to lift sea crafts above the water.
To minimize friction and increase speed.

 

Today on I-25.
Not as dramatic as an 18 wheeler but the driver didn't think so.

 

Is anyone still using the subscription version of the Windy App. They did an upgrade and now it doesn't look as user friendly as it was. This is the free version though. I don't want to renew my subscription if it's not as good anymore. There's a lot of bad reviews since the upgrade but there all from people using the free version.