Average gas mileage on C class

rockhillmanor wrote:
Hard to comprehend why so many RV drivers are so concerned about the fact if someone passes them and the incessant need to 'keep up' with the pack whether it's over the speed limit or not while driving/towing an RV?

As long as you are doing the speed limit or the lowest speed allowed (which is posted), if someone else wants to go faster why would ANY one care if they are passed??

Truckers have been driving/passing for years and 9 times out of 10 even if you ARE going over the speed limit they crawl up you but and then pass.

Sorry, RV's are big, heavy, high profile and more importantly hard to stop on a dime. Towing a trailer and stopping on a dime to avoid an accident? Well we see the result of those going too fast jackknifed and upside down in the ditch all the time.

Just not worth it to me and more importantly I know it's not safe in the RV I am driving for myself and those around me.

I waited a LONG time to retire and go RV'ing. Certainly not going to go fast to keep up with the pack or to avoid another passing me and become a statistic or worse yet make some else's family a statistic. Just saying.

Your post above is the best one I've ever read explaining why us RV travelers (retired or not) can follow our instincts on what speeds to travel for ultimate safety, relaxation, and economy .... without feeling guilty about it. :C

P.S. The air above Mother Earth probably would appreciate us all driving a little slower, too, because slower speeds probably equate to less polutants per mile.