Which is safer, truck / trailer or motorhome?
I just posted a very similar post to the class A forum and realized I'll probably get skewed results there in favor of the Class A motorhome so I thought I'd ask in a more neutral forum. So moderator...
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Well, you really need to define "safer". If you mean in a collision, you will be safer in a truck.
The truck has to meet very stringent safety requirements for the passenger compartment. A class A does not have those same requirements because they are limited production specialty vehicles.
A class C would also be safer in a collision than an A for the same reasons although the C is less safe than the truck. The class C has a regulated passenger compartment but it loses to the truck due to the C being open to the living compartment.
If you mean safer as to bad guys in a bad environment at night, the MH is safer because it allows you to drive away without exiting the vehicle.
The truck has to meet very stringent safety requirements for the passenger compartment. A class A does not have those same requirements because they are limited production specialty vehicles.
A class C would also be safer in a collision than an A for the same reasons although the C is less safe than the truck. The class C has a regulated passenger compartment but it loses to the truck due to the C being open to the living compartment.
If you mean safer as to bad guys in a bad environment at night, the MH is safer because it allows you to drive away without exiting the vehicle.
