Safety concerns and crash data for Class A's?
So, looking at a Class A, but concerned about the crash safety of the driver/passenger cell of a Class A. With no passive restraints (air bags) and no formal crash testing, it's tough to convince the...
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RVs in general are not very crashworthy. In a serious collision, there is lots of stuff that's not too well secured that will come flying (even if the cabinets etc. all remain attached, their contents probably won't). The body structure of most is none too strong, either, at least in the house portion. Frankly, I wouldn't care to be in any motorhome in a serious crash if given the choice--I guess I would prefer one to a motorcycle, but that's about all.
If colliding with a car, extra mass is an advantage for you (but not for the car). If colliding with an equally massive vehicle or a fixed object, that advantage disappears.
RVs don't have a terrible safety record mainly because they are generally driven reasonably safely, by attentive drivers, and in particular are not usually driven by teens and other beginning drivers or by intoxicated drivers. They also are more commonly driven on safer roads (rural/limited access highways rather than city streets).
If colliding with a car, extra mass is an advantage for you (but not for the car). If colliding with an equally massive vehicle or a fixed object, that advantage disappears.
RVs don't have a terrible safety record mainly because they are generally driven reasonably safely, by attentive drivers, and in particular are not usually driven by teens and other beginning drivers or by intoxicated drivers. They also are more commonly driven on safer roads (rural/limited access highways rather than city streets).
