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It depends on the system, but the basic principles are:

- to reduce the cross-sectional area you're exposing (i.e. crouch down whilst riding a bike rather than sitting up straight);

- reduce the coefficient of drag (i.e. reduce the roughness of the surface with which the air flow passes over by wearing lycra rather than baggy t-shirts or by polishing a car).

The aim is to reduce the disruption of the air so you cut through it without upsetting it too much (pass through it without creating a lot of turbulent air behind or in front of you) as disturbing the air leads the creation of a low pressure area behind you as the disturbed air (turbulent air) is moving quickly. This creates a pressure difference which is effectively dragging you backwards (albeit with a small but significant force which you would barely notice if you were riding your bike for instance).

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