Driving in Windy Conditions
We are planning a trip through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas this spring. During past similar trips, the winds were very strong, making driving difficult at times. At what...
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Other than short lived thunderstorms out east the worst winds that I have driven through was a 30-40 mph head wind on I-10 in Texas. I keep an eye on the vacuum gauge when I drive I noticed a drop of about 5 ins of Hg with that wind. It felt like the parking brake was on. When a 18 wheeler past me and pulled in front I saw the gauge return to almost normal. I continued the trip behind him with and the emergency brake came off. Side winds of 30-40 mpg did not bother me. I have yet to find that strong of a tail wind to drive in.
