Truck Camper Speed

Super_Dave wrote:

People need to calm down and enjoy life. Relax a little.

Until many of us retire, we have to hurry up and relax because in a few days, we'll be part of that rat race again. I'm looking forward to being retired so I can take more than one day to get from point A to point B.

I hear you man Im only 43 myself, I just finaly got sick of the rat race and got Debt free so I could slow down. I understand your point. People need to some R&R, Some dont make it to retirement age because they live to fast.

mountainkowboy wrote:

skipro3 wrote:

wintersun wrote:
In California and Nevada the truckers are usually driving at 65-75 MPH and the people pulling 5th-wheel trailers are doing the same. The folks in cars and pickups are driving at 70-85 MPH. It would be stupid to drive at 55 MPH or even at 60 MPH in those conditions and it would also be irresponsible and cause others to do a lot more lane changing and this is dangerous.

that is a complete and utter lie. I've lived in CA all my life and have driven my camper around for many of my driving years. I JUST got back from driving I5 from Sacramento to Oregon and I NEVER saw a big rig exceed 60mph either direction. A very few cars did exceed the posted speed, but my guess it was within 5mph or so. I drove with my speed control set for 57mph and verified with my sat gps. In over 800 miles on that trip alone, I was NEVER passed by a big rig. Never. Not once.

I drive regularly between Sacramento and the San Francisco bay area and again, at most, there a few drivers that will exceed the posted speed limit. However most of them are at the posted and NONE of the semi's along that route drive more than 60mph with many trips where they don't exceed the posted 55.

To say it would be stupid to drive the posted 55 mph is so outrageously full of BS. Claiming those who obey the law are the ones who are irresponsible?!? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!

Just went 1000 miles at 55 mph up the 395 and 95........through Cali and Nevada. Wasn't a problem and nobody had to take there life into there hands to pass me! :o

We need a like button on here. Slower is always safer. And my old 12 valve likes 55 and 60 mph.

dreeder wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:

Ernie Fergler wrote:

You may never have HAD an accident; but how many have you caused???

I always follow a few simple rules:

1. I will not drive irresponsibly just because others are doing it. This includes driving in excess of the speed limit, no matter how many times the old "Johnny jumped off a cliff, so you should too" logic is trumped out :p.
   
   The same goes for the old "You'll get a ticket" adage. I've driven all over hell and high water, including through downtown chicago with an RV, still zero tickets for not "keeping up" and driving the speed limit. :p.
   
   
   
   
   
2. I will never lose a nights sleep because another driver could not figure out how to act maturely and drive their own vehicle responsibly and caused a wreck. ;)
   
   

I believe that the response was more directed at driving under the speed limit on two lane roads which causes people to pass and quite often that does result in very nasty crashes. I am not defending the morons that pass unsafely but they do it because of the vehicle going under the speed limit. I cringe when I am behind a vehicle that is going under the speed limit on a 2 lane because the morons are about to crawl out from under there rocks.
Now its easy to say I'm not doing anything wrong and you're right, you're not but that doesn't matter to the family that dummy just wiped out because he made a bad pass on you.
I like the poster's that stated how they will drive under the speed limit until they start to impede traffic and then will either hit a pull off to let traffic pass or they will run the speed limit until they can let traffic pass. That is a smart a considerate attitude, especially for the oncoming traffic.

I know you have a good point man, But you can speed up 10 miles an hour and they are still gonna try and pass you, Or this has been my experience, I havent had a TC long, But Im a Truck driver also And Ive witnessed a lot of this. So now its a whole different scenario when you have a speeding car making a bad pass on a speeding Truck camper and now you are way more likely to also be in a wreck as well because you are driving to fast trying to keep them from passing you and having a wreck. Slower is always safer And they teach you this in professional driving school, Its called having a accident on the side of safety, And thats much more acceptable. The maximum safe speed for the truck hauling the camper shall be no faster than the maximum rated speed of the camper. So if its 55 mph on a lance then the truck hauling a lance is at this time breaking the law by going over 55. Its as simple as that. And this is why they want to change the laws and make people pulling TT have a CDL. Its coming soon.

People need to calm down and enjoy life. Relax a little.

Until many of us retire, we have to hurry up and relax because in a few days, we'll be part of that rat race again. I'm looking forward to being retired so I can take more than one day to get from point A to point B.

nycsteve wrote:
From my Lance Camper Owners Manual...... Page 27 On The Road ,Safe Driving Rules
" Drive at moderate speeds allowing for adverse highway and wind conditions. Even under the best of conditions,do not exceed 55 miles per hour. As speed increases ,driving stability,stopping ability,ability to make emergency maneuvers are greatly reduced."
From the horses mouth.

Thank you Sir, Im glad you posted that. I drive about 55 myself. Number one when I take a vacation its to get away from the rat race, And I like to slow down and enjoy it. And I think its deeply Irresponsible of people who are speed demons to try to say someone driving 55 is the cause of a wreck because somebody else is speeding and A-s ends them. If you don't have time to stop then you need to increase your following distance. Thats the law! And if they dont abide by it and rear end someone its the speeders fault and not the other way around. If they hit me from behind They will be buying me a new Dodge Diesel and a Truck camper and maybe more. I wish they would lower the limit back to 55. Thats the biggest problem these days is everyone is in to big a hurry in all aspects of life. People need to calm down and enjoy life. Relax a little.

3 tons wrote:

bedrocker wrote:
When towing it's 55 it's the LAW !!! :)

55mph, when towing in California...and as State highway funds/fees continue to be redirected to non-highway (social) programs, roads are in disrepair. In fact, coming up Hwy 5 from Bakersfield, the highway so bouncy I nearly lost a rear tie-down...California, the once 'Golden State' (LOL)...

I hear you man, I was there in May and I noticed it also. After I got out of Kern county headed toward Cambria I noticed the roads were a little better. It was My first trip with a truck camper lol, And I was driving a F150 , After the windstorms between Bakersfield and the G Canyon I took an Oath to myself And God, I asked God to help me make out alive and back to Oklahoma and Id buy a larger truck. Well I made it home and bought me a larger truck. If I can learn how to post pics on here Ill show you guys what I was driving.

abslayer wrote:
Any one who comes on here and states it is much safer to drive 10 or 20 mph over speed limited:E with a over loaded TC ( and most of us are )and claim it is safer is not very smart.

Just over a little! :)

Any one who comes on here and states it is much safer to drive 10 or 20 mph over speed limited:E with a over loaded TC ( and most of us are )and claim it is safer is not very smart.

skipro3 wrote:

wintersun wrote:
In California and Nevada the truckers are usually driving at 65-75 MPH and the people pulling 5th-wheel trailers are doing the same. The folks in cars and pickups are driving at 70-85 MPH. It would be stupid to drive at 55 MPH or even at 60 MPH in those conditions and it would also be irresponsible and cause others to do a lot more lane changing and this is dangerous.

that is a complete and utter lie. I've lived in CA all my life and have driven my camper around for many of my driving years. I JUST got back from driving I5 from Sacramento to Oregon and I NEVER saw a big rig exceed 60mph either direction. A very few cars did exceed the posted speed, but my guess it was within 5mph or so. I drove with my speed control set for 57mph and verified with my sat gps. In over 800 miles on that trip alone, I was NEVER passed by a big rig. Never. Not once.

I drive regularly between Sacramento and the San Francisco bay area and again, at most, there a few drivers that will exceed the posted speed limit. However most of them are at the posted and NONE of the semi's along that route drive more than 60mph with many trips where they don't exceed the posted 55.

To say it would be stupid to drive the posted 55 mph is so outrageously full of BS. Claiming those who obey the law are the ones who are irresponsible?!? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!

Just went 1000 miles at 55 mph up the 395 and 95........through Cali and Nevada. Wasn't a problem and nobody had to take there life into there hands to pass me! :o

wintersun wrote:
In California and Nevada the truckers are usually driving at 65-75 MPH and the people pulling 5th-wheel trailers are doing the same. The folks in cars and pickups are driving at 70-85 MPH. It would be stupid to drive at 55 MPH or even at 60 MPH in those conditions and it would also be irresponsible and cause others to do a lot more lane changing and this is dangerous.

that is a complete and utter lie. I've lived in CA all my life and have driven my camper around for many of my driving years. I JUST got back from driving I5 from Sacramento to Oregon and I NEVER saw a big rig exceed 60mph either direction. A very few cars did exceed the posted speed, but my guess it was within 5mph or so. I drove with my speed control set for 57mph and verified with my sat gps. In over 800 miles on that trip alone, I was NEVER passed by a big rig. Never. Not once.

I drive regularly between Sacramento and the San Francisco bay area and again, at most, there a few drivers that will exceed the posted speed limit. However most of them are at the posted and NONE of the semi's along that route drive more than 60mph with many trips where they don't exceed the posted 55.

To say it would be stupid to drive the posted 55 mph is so outrageously full of BS. Claiming those who obey the law are the ones who are irresponsible?!? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!