How big an issue is weight?
Maybe I'm a stickler for weight, but given four facts: 1: The insurance company knows my make/model/year of TT. 2: The make/model has the dry/wet weight easily cross referenced. 3: The insuran...
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Desert Captain wrote:
"Can you give an example where "Legal Consequences" have happened for a RV being overweight?"
Criminal negligence charges in various forms can be filed when your actions {overweight, bad brakes, bald tires, not using wipers, headlights etc., etc.}, cross that legal threshold.
Then there is the civil legal arena. I would consider getting sued for your negligent actions a legal consequence. Wish I had a buck for every TV commercial from law firms seeking accident victims. These sharks go after any and everyone looking for any legal justification to blame one party or another. With that blame comes substantial financial losses. Even if you are only partly to blame, as in your rig was well over its weight limits, you will be assessed a percentage of responsibility for the accident.
"So you are equating being over GVWR to being unsafe, and being within all the "Numbers" being Safe?"
Being over your GVWR definitely makes you less safe {duh}, and being within your numbers eliminates one of many potential safety hazards. How and what you drive are just two more factors but being grossly overweight never contributes to the safe operation of an RV.
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Please Captain tell me what "Safety Hazard" is magically fixed when I am within my numbers.
Is the poorly loaded TT with too light of tongue weight?
Is the operator playing with his GPS device?
Is the operator texting on his phone going 45 mph in a 55 zone on a two lane highway unaware of the 20 vehicles lined up behind him??
Does being within all numbers magically make the driver a better driver??
Does being within all numbers magically mean that the WDH is properly setup and working correctly.
Does being within all numbers mean that the operator has the necessary skill to operate the rig safely??
The truth of the matter is that it has FAR more to do with HOW the package is setup, not so much that it is over weight.
There is one thing I will concede, that is it is very unsafe to exceed the weight rating of one's tire and wheel assembly.
