children in Motorhome Update
I run a daycare and more then one of my parents is a fireman and one a policeman. Tonight one of my dads that is a fireman picked up his boys. He had been at a community service event and it was abo...
Forum Discussion
azdryheat wrote:
There are no seatbeltos for passengers on school buses or Greyhound buses. Should a MH be treated any differently?
Yes, a MH most certainly SHOULD be treated differently, 'cause its a case of comparing apples and oranges. Hehe, it always amuses me when I see this ridiculous comparison made.
School buses are built like TANKS compared to RVs. Steel caged all around, and weigh several tons. As already said, each seat is specifically designed with tall cushions front and back, to protect passengers in case of a wreck. They are also limited in speed to 45 mph, even on interstates (at least here in NC they are). And, they are required to stop at ALL railroad crossings. This is not to mention the fact that to drive one you have to have a valid CDL and go through the training that requires.
(..I know this, 'cause my wife drove school buses for many years).
Basically, school buses are designed in almost all aspects to be very, very safe for their passengers even without seatbelts. That is not even REMOTELY the case for RVs, especially for anyone not sitting in the driver or passenger seat up front.
So, please, lets not compare RVs to school buses. :)
Anyway, back to the subject: Yes, MHs in general are not designed very well for safety for anyone but the driver and passenger. This is especially true if we're talking about smaller children that require car seats or boosters.
This was one of the reasons why we stayed with the towable RV (TT) and truck we had previously for many years, and were hesitant to move up to a MH. We held off on moving up to the MH until our children no longer needed car seats or boosters. In many cases, there just simply is no good, safe place to put car seats in a MH the way the car seat is intended to be used. At least, not without having to do some modifications or other 'rigging'.
If you're going to regularly travel with smaller children in car seats or boosters, IMO they'll be much safer with a towable RV and truck/tow vehicle where car seats can be installed and set up the way they were designed to be. Save the MH until the children are big enough to travel without car seats or boosters. Thats what we did, although I know thats not realistic in many situations.
