Class A in pieces after accident, Ellensburg

mike brez wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Very sad. But a lot of people can learn from this! Always check your tires. And replace 5-7 years. I’ll bet that coach was running on OE tires!
The trailer had nothing to do with the accident! Watch the other you tube video of the guy in the MH that blows a tire. Not much you can do once it happens!

If it's the one I'm thinking were the trucker captured it on his dash cam I think the trucker said he was going 65mph RV passed him pretty quick.

This one

Please allow me to take exception to "Not much you can do once it happens".
Does he mean you can't control your motorhome once the front tire blows out? You see, I'm totally convinced that the main cause of failure to remain in control is instant BRAIN FREEZE (for a few seconds). The thing is, you do NOT have ANY time to waste.
You look at it this way: What is the driver doing the last 5 minutes BEFORE the first sign of a blowout? I believe the driver was steering the motorhome, and has his hands on the steering wheel. I have to believe he knows how to do that. So, why does the driver NOT keep on working the steering wheel as soon as the air starts going out of the tire. In the above video, the driver does a classic "brain freeze" error,...he doesn't even turn the steering wheel to the right, not even a little bit. In fact, just the rolling resistance of the flat tire is allowed to rotate its spindle to the left and it in turn rotates the spindle on the right,....the traction of the right front tire is used for helping turn in the wrong direction. The MH is actually steered right into the ditch(median). Yes, the fact that the right front drops a bit, AND the body rolls a bit to the right,....proves it to me. I've actually done it on purpose in my Dutch Star,.....twitch the steering wheel to one side at 60 mph. In two seconds (2) it's into the other lane!
Once you're on the grass, pointing away from your lane, there's no recovery.