RV Crash Safety & Illusions of Safety
Hello, I am new to this forum. I joined so that I could discuss RV safety or rather the illusion of safety. What brought me here was that I bought a Class C motorhome recently. After noticing that ...
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3 dog nights wrote:
I think your best bet is, as one of the first replys stated, get a TT and a big SUV. Ride is safer, and live in the TT when you arrive.
Bingo. Its a knownm, undeniable fact, that a truck or SUV towing an RV trailer is much, much safer than almost any motorized RV (motorhome). The truck or SUV provides more safety to its occupants than is realistically possible for almost any MH to be able to provide. If you're 'paranoid' about safety, then you need to just get a towable RV and be done with it.
I accepted and know full well that the day we traded our TT and SUV for a Motorhome, that I was trading some safety in return for much more convenience and luxury. Given all the convenience and luxury the MH provides, and the fact we're only on the road in it maybe 5,000 miles a year....I accept that risk.
That said, there are several things you can do to mitigate that risk to yourself and your passengers. Insist everyone wears seatbelts, drive more conservatively, keep up on all maintenance of the coach, etc.
If you're worried enough about safety that you're considering doing major work to a class C to beef it up like the OP initially suggested....IMO you're better off to just get a towable RV and truck/SUV and be done with it.
