GordonThree wrote:
I thought Class C were based on a heavy duty van / truck chassis, is there something special to driving one?
YES......compared to a car or pickup truck, that is.
Visibility to the sides is SEVERELY restricted in most models. That can come into play several different ways.
Instead of a foot or more on each side in your lane, you might have mere inches in some circumstances.
They must be turned wider or you risk scraping the side against stuff......signs for instance.
If it is long enough, the tail swings way WIDE in the direction opposite of the turn if you cut it too tight.
The panic stopping distance is from twice to 4 times longer.
SO.....I would NEVER just let a "rookie" charge right out on the road or highway. Hopefully they would be honest when I ask "Have you ever driven anything this size before ?"
