MH accident in gas station!

Obviously, the motorhome driver made some serious mistakes. However, that's got to be some of the worst tow trucking I've ever seen.

For the tow truck it's advertising.

Not quite that bad (just tore one side of the rear cap loose)
But I got to see that happen a while ago.. Live 38' Cedar Creek 5er v/s island
No damage to the island... Driver just pulled away did not stop so I'm sure there was additional damage from the rear cap flapping away.

What can I say.... better him than me.

And the man I was standing beside had converted a 5er to a Gooseneck.. and tore up his pin box when he panic stopped...

I was driving a Neon at the time (Class A parked on a nearby campsite. )

dodge guy wrote:

Bert Ackerman wrote:
Another example of why there should be mandatory training, testing and licensing to operate anything larger than a car or pickup, or to tow a trailer. A lot of folks can't negotiate a Walmart parking lot in a Kia Soul, and the next day jump in a class A and hit the highway towing it.

Some people with CDL's can't drive either. So there goes that thinking! It's not about the size of the vehicle, it's about paying attention.

That's beside the point. They might have a CDL and can't drive, but they had to have training, pass a test, and have regular mandated physicals.

A group of 7 or 8 women in their 60's / 70's and maybe 80's, were at a campground we were at not long ago. They were traveling together with a travel trailer, two class C's, and a class B. One of the women who was the owner of a class C, and the driver, had to walk to and from the site where they had their nightly get-togethers with a wheeled walker. It literally took her 5 minutes to go 100'. Now tell me she is capable of operating that class C safely? Maybe she was sharp as a tack and had the reaction times of a 20 yr old for her age when driving but while bugging out she whacked off one of the 4X4 site markers, and clipped a stop sign. That was before she made it 200 yds. at 5 mph or less.

About 10 yrs ago, I watched a guy rip into all the bay doors on the drivers side as he tried to pull out and hit one of those huge concrete barriers meant to protect the pumps. He kept going till it was wedged up so tight the MH couldn't move anymore. I'm sure it ruined his day.

Bert Ackerman wrote:
Another example of why there should be mandatory training, testing and licensing to operate anything larger than a car or pickup, or to tow a trailer. A lot of folks can't negotiate a Walmart parking lot in a Kia Soul, and the next day jump in a class A and hit the highway towing it.

Some people with CDL's can't drive either. So there goes that thinking! It's not about the size of the vehicle, it's about paying attention.

Sometime stuff just happens. This might have been a momentary lapse in memory of which vehicle he was driving. Luckily it looks like no one was injured, which is the main thing.
I remember at one station where I was filling up and the RV next to me was pulling out to exit after he had filled his tank. He did not exit straight out of his position and caught his rear overhang on the island guard. It ripped his rear cap right off and left it dangling before he stopped. This was a diesel pusher and I guess the damages amounted to $20,000 plus, not to mention the horror of having to listen to his DW about everything he did wrong and how this ruined the trip, gave her "age" lines, etc. I'm sure this guy's significant other will remind him of this incident for decades to come.

Another example of why there should be mandatory training, testing and licensing to operate anything larger than a car or pickup, or to tow a trailer. A lot of folks can't negotiate a Walmart parking lot in a Kia Soul, and the next day jump in a class A and hit the highway towing it.

So, you hear the first crunch on the side panel and keep going?? Or was he going like 20 mph?

Wow.. That took some effort to accomplish!

Mitch

grldst wrote:
Isn't that a temp tag on the RV. Might be a pretty inexperienced driver. Easy mistake to make when you're new at driving one of these things.

X2. Exactly what I thought. Looks like an inexperienced mistake. He would have been fine if he hadn't chosen that outside island. I feel bad for the guy. Makes you wonder if he's gonna stick with RV'ing.

Yes the Georgetown has frame extensions. The receiver is rated at 5000lbs. But this is lifting it from the bottom of the receiver. A bit different. But still not the ideal way to lift it, however with the damage that was done there wasn't much of a choice. At $150k the damage would have to be around $100k (70-75% of its value). Not sure if that was $100k in damage. I'm guessing at least $70k!
And yes they were temp tags, they could've been coming from an older class A or are completely new. We will probably never know.