Windshield phenomenon. Are insects disappearing?

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[–]JrBaconFatKid 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wonder if it has anything to do with more aerodynamic cars these days? Would bugs just get swept over top of the car and not hit the windscreen if the air is being directed over the car more efficiently?

[–]Canbot[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The study took that into consideration by measuring the bug splatter on license plates. I'm only 36 and even I remember when a drive of an hour or so during a summer evening would leave your car in need of a wash. Cars have not changed that much in 20 years.