Topic: Manoeuvres · Nº 329 / 982
El viento por la derecha en los adelantamientos a vehículos grandes, ¿por qué es peligroso?
Why is wind from the right dangerous when overtaking large vehicles?
- APorque frena mi vehículo y no me deja adelantar.Because it slows my vehicle down and does not let me overtake.
- BPorque puedo perder el control del vehículo y salirme de la calzada.Because I can lose control of the vehicle and leave the carriageway.
- CPorque no me deja ver la calzada.Because it does not let me see the carriageway.
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- BPorque puedo perder el control del vehículo y salirme de la calzada.Because I can lose control of the vehicle and leave the carriageway.
When overtaking heavy, bulky vehicles such as lorries and buses with a side wind from the right, the screen effect occurs. When we are level with the lorry, our vehicle will be pushed towards it, because the lorry creates a protective screen that removes the side force of the wind, and because of the force to the right that we had been applying to the steering wheel. We stop applying this force while both vehicles are side by side and apply it again when we finish overtaking.
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