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holstein13
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Jan 22, 2016

Is a pickup truck / trailer combo really safer?

I belong to a group on facebook composed of full-time families and there seems to be an unquestioned assumption that a pickup truck / trailer combination is safer than a motorhome. Granted, a moder...
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tsetsaf
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Jan 22, 2016
For the full time families with 3 kids... yes. There are no federal safety crash standards for RVs. As you note a Prevost is a bus and built to different standards but the average RV is not. Placing the kids in a pickups truck with belts and hold downs for car seats is safer.

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