Don't understand

valhalla360 wrote:

colliehauler wrote:


No where did I say that RV'S blow over at a higher rate, in fact just the opposite.

I don't know if the facts support your statement or not but if it's the opposite, that would imply truckers are more of a danger in high winds if they are going over at a greater rate.

PS: While trucks tend to be heavier, that's not the only factor. They also tend to have a higher center of gravity and wind resistance (generally). Your average semi is around 13' high and the floor is 4-5' off the ground. Bumper pull TT the floor is rarely more than 3' off the ground and even big 5ers are lower than a semi. Most RV's are under 11'. That gives the wind both additional area and leverage to flip the commercial truck. It could negate a good deal of the weight difference. Particularly for a commercial truck running empty.

Semi's box trucks running empty have a lot of surface area without much weight . Living within 30 miles of I-70 you hear on the news of truck blow-overs. There is another neat video of a trucker that saved it from a blow-over. The truck was about to go over when he turned in the direction it was going went through a ditch and fence into a feild and saved it.