Crosswind

As a side wind is called the wind, acting sideways on vehicles. For certain categories of vehicles under certain circumstances an intervention on the part of the driver is required to keep the direction of travel at.

Crosswind can lead to dangerous situations. For example, you can while overtaking a truck of sudden onset crosswinds ( when leaving the shelter effect ) be surprised and lose control of his vehicle.

Crosswind also constitutes a major problem for the steadiness of ground-based vehicles, see crosswind stability.

Even with takeoffs and landings of aircraft a crosswind (English crosswinds ) above a certain intensity and direction is extremely risky, see crosswind landing.