• @InputZero@lemmy.ml
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        193 months ago

        It’s two things, one personal vehicles are designed to bend air around them rather than slice through or just brute force through air resistance. This means that more bugs are pushed out of the way with newer vehicles now, compared to older vehicles which just had the bug hit the windshield. The second and much more impactful reason is because the insect population has dropped significantly in the last 25 years.

      • @lemonuri@lemmy.ml
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        133 months ago

        We managed to kill off a third of the entire bug population during the last 25 years or so.

    • @hactar42@lemmy.world
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      13 months ago

      I just drove through Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas and confirmed there are still enough bugs out there to make you use a squeegee when you fill up for gas. But I remember when I was younger having to stop just to clean the windshield or else you wouldn’t be able to see.