How not to drive a motorhome

rhagfo wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
I watched that video
And he says he did slow down
Everyone of us know that slamming on the brakes at highway speed is a dangerous last resort, that can result in loss of control and roll over
And the side of the road at the time of passing was soft sand
He pulled over when he got to a section that was hard packed ground

The class A driver was an idiot, driving faster than all other prevailing traffic, and passing everybody on a two lane black top

Could have been mitigating circumstances like, the Class A driver had to go pee real bad or shat his pants and wanted to get where he could remove them asap....

Guess thats why I always drive slightly below the posted limit, leave plenty of space between me and the next vehicle and when I get passed, I immediately reposition myself to maintain assured clear distance. I'm never in any hurry to get anywhere. I'll die soon enough without being stupid.

Well driving slightly below the limit in good weather, is inviting just the type of behavior seen by the Class A driver, be it soo wrong of him.
Personally I try to go with the traffic flow within reason, that road based on the video, likely would have been 60 to 65 mph. There are two lane roads in Washington state with 65 mph limits.

Now to the Video!
The Class C driver makes the comment that the driver behind him is not in view keeping a safe distance. Than if you watch the video when the class A is nearly pass him the Class A is almost to the rear bumper of the next RV in the right lane, so traveling at 55 mph 60' is a safe following distance? Wait, he had already stated he was braking, so WHY is he still within 60' or lees of the RV in front of him.

There are two drivers at fault in this case! The Class A driver for sure for passing with oncoming traffic he should have been able to see before he started the pass.

The Class C driver should have started backing off as soon as he saw the Class A coming around, as he was following so close to the RV in front of him what appears to be too closely.

One other thing, based on the time stamp the Class A was on the Class C's Butt for only 1 minute and 18 seconds, not three or four miles.
That and there was no reason for the Class C to continue to pull on to the shoulder, other than for dramatic effect!

Don't get me wrong the Class A driver was doing a crazy pass, BUT the Class C driver could have done a bit more to make the best out of a bad situation. Personally if I have someone starting to pass me, I simply lift off the throttle to just make it that much easier for them.