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  1. the streaks aren't as much caused by the rain drops as by the wipers. Imperfections in the wiper blades cause them to leave streaks behind.
  2. when a rain drop hits a windshield the forces of the air flow over the car will begin to hit it. Depending on the aerodynamics of the car the drops can be pushed in different directions.
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The car is moving. Do a vector sum of the velocities.

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The diagonal streak is a combination of the rain drop moving from top to bottom and the car moving from back to front.

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