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It's worse than you think, since the air is seldom flowing straight on to the wheel. Any slight cross wind makes the wheel "side slip" in aeronautical terms, and then a sharp edge is a liability, since it stalls, causing a lot of drag, and as the drag vector isn't in line with the wheel it generates a lot of side force, turning the wheel and sending you into the nearest ditch.