Florida I-75 TT Accident

rockhillmanor wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
This we know; something went terribly wrong. RV'ing is supposed to be fun not put your life or your loved ones in peril.

Anything you can do to reduce the hazards and lessen the risks is worthwhile and that includes adequate tow vehicles.

Too many people think safety is just some buzzword or some kind of crutch for risk averse pansies. Once you've seen the destruction it can do to human beings you look at it differently. No pastime is worth your life, do it right! It doesn't have to be ultra expensive either. Sometimes it just takes a moment to think things through. I will disagree with some and say accidents don't just happen,

they are caused and can be prevented.

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If your worried about getting in an accident you have the wrong hobby.

It is NOT being WORRIED. :R
It's called being conscientious and having a safe vehicle and/or combo of vehicle and TT. AND more importantly be a safe vehicle around other drivers on the road.

Would you send your kid out in a car with bald tires and say don't worry? Would you send your kid out in a car with bad brakes and say don't worry?

Length of TT and length and wheel base of TV DOES matter on how SAFE that set up will be running down the road.

A TT that is too long towed by a small short wheel based TV is NOT a safe setup.

It's pure physics, the wrong tow vehicle can not handle keeping a too long TT from swinging/jack knifing when confronted with 'everyday' occurrences on the road such as wind, semi's passing by, or a sudden correction if another driver cuts you off, or having to brake suddenly etc. A 'correct' tow vehicle will be able to handle unexpected incidences that can and does happen on the roads we travel.

I can pull a tt down the road with a lawn tractor and be safe about it. It's not as much of what you are pulling it with it's how you are using it and how it's set up.

I mean if a set up is not capable of being towed down the highway in traffic at speed and do it safely then it is not safe for that use. It could however be safe to use on back roads at slower speeds. How many semi tractors do you think were designed and built to haul 250,000 pound loads on trailers that weight 100,000 pounds empty and 200' long? It's how they are set up and how they operate them that make them safe.