Class A design suggestions
Here are a few suggestions I have for Class A RV manufacturers: 1: Put an exit door in the bathroom. It gives me a second emergency exit and it keeps people from tracking up my RV when they use m...
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Chum lee wrote:AllegroD wrote:
Tiffin has an option for an Egress Hatch behind the headboard.
This is their AB.
Outside - Closed
Inside - Headboard in place.
Inside - Headboard removed
Inside - Egress open
Outside - Egress open
Outside - Egress open2
OK, so you can plan you exit, but can you plan your failure? What happens in one of the more common RV accidents? Catastrophic failure (blowout) of the right or left front tires. Driver then over corrects resulting in the vehicle rolling and coming to rest on one side. If its the driver side, your emergency exit is now blocked and your main exit is now on the ceiling. Your best choice for an emergency exit in this case would have been on the ceiling (of the RV) which is now on the side of the RV. Same thing in reverse.
What if the slides need to be extended in order to access the stateroom/bathroom and you crash head on blocking the front exit? What good is your extra stateroom/bathroom exit now?
There are literally thousands of crash scenario iterations that could be correct, . . . . . or totally wrong given the specific crash scenario. That's why statistics are important. They help designers determine the most likely or best case solutions and what should be done to correct them. Worthwhile statistics are generated from past experience. Not current wish lists/opinions. Unfortunately, sometimes people die generating good statistics. Like it or not, that's reality folks!
Chum lee
How do you plan for everything?
