DW won't drive

Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

Howie3 wrote:
I haven't seen this topic posted before so I thought I would see what others thought. We have a modest sized rig (TV & TT) that my DW will not consider driving. This really isn't an issue as I enjoy doing the driving anyhow and can go for hours if need be. It's just in the back of my mind that if she needed to drive in a pinch (eg. I lost my glasses in a lake, sudden illness while camping, you name it) I would rather she have some experience with handling the rig. BTW, our first TV was rather small and I could see her concern in anticipating shifting down on hills, etc. However our current TV is designed to tow and handles the TT easily...just set cruise and it practically drives itself, downshifting on descents, etc.
Am I being overly concerned about this or should I encourage her to take the wheel occasionally on quiet stretches of road? How do others handle driving duty? Anyone run into a situation where they wished they were more prepared in this area? I'm an experienced camper so know that preparedness is never a bad thing.
Your thoughts?

I'm in the same boat. DW won't even consider towng the TT. And to be honest. IF it scares her, or your DW. The best thing is. Don't try to force her. A scared driver is a dangerous driver.

As for your glasses. Lencrafters can make you a new pair in an hour. Yep. I broke mine, and we had to get a new pair on the trip.

As to the illness. I once woke up with vertigo. Spent 2 days on the couch, Could not drive home. Was on the verge of calling a friend to come get the TT. When the meds kicked in, and last morning I woke up OK. But I do, and I'm sure you do. Know people who will help you out. Keep their numbers close.

I learned to drive the TV & TT when we took our kids on a 6,000 mile cross-country trip. Since we live in Georgia it's a pretty flat drive with gentle hills, except in the extreme northeast of the state. While on the trip we experienced several medical issues:

**Ran out of seizure meds one morning in Houston, called ahead to a Walmart in San Antonio(our next stop) and had the Rx ready when we got there.
**DH suffered altitude sickness & pneumonia, ended up in the ER in Las Vegas. That turned a 2 day stay into a week-long stay.
**DH needed 2 weeks to get back on his feet--I drove almost 100% of the time, from CA to WA.
**I suffered a severe earache and a burst eardrum.
**The very next day I suffered a corneal laceration while picking cherries.
**Ran out of diapers and gerbil food in Yellowstone(dont'ask...) fortunately I had family on the way through WY that were able to go to a Wal-Mart
**DH utterly exhausted from the elevation & ongoing recovery from pneumonia in WY.

I drove well over 50% of that trip, because I HAD TO. Somebody had to get us home.

Oh, yeah, and I keep an extra set of specs in the truck. I lost my reading glasses in New Orleans,a week into the trip. Thankfully I found some more...AT WALMART!

We learned that there are Walmarts and ERs everywhere.:R