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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One other thing you might want to look into to. Find pictures on the web of high-speed RV accidents. It isn't pretty. I have seen pictures of RVs turned into a pile of splinters.
Basically, you are proposing to build a cage into one of those types of RVs that will turn into a pile of splinters.
We are thinking about buying a Jeep Wrangler. I was worried about safety. I found a photo of a head-on collision between a Wrangler and 4-door sedan. The sedan was toast. The Jeep surprised me. A frame underneath you makes a big difference. Now, if I roll it with the soft top on, look out.
Most RVs have pretty stout frames under them (by today's standards for automobiles). Even the TTs I've seen turned into splinters still have the frame intact. You are far ahead of the curve in that RV than in any small to midsize car. (IMHO)
Mass wins. Height wins. Frame wins. Go have fun, but be careful.
Basically, you are proposing to build a cage into one of those types of RVs that will turn into a pile of splinters.
We are thinking about buying a Jeep Wrangler. I was worried about safety. I found a photo of a head-on collision between a Wrangler and 4-door sedan. The sedan was toast. The Jeep surprised me. A frame underneath you makes a big difference. Now, if I roll it with the soft top on, look out.
Most RVs have pretty stout frames under them (by today's standards for automobiles). Even the TTs I've seen turned into splinters still have the frame intact. You are far ahead of the curve in that RV than in any small to midsize car. (IMHO)
Mass wins. Height wins. Frame wins. Go have fun, but be careful.
