A fellow Prevost owner, who I have not met, had their coach towed to Prevost Car in Nashville, TN. I saw the coach while I was there for service. Their coach was involved in a serious front-end accident. The couple were hit almost head-on by a drunk driver on a two lane road.
A Prevost owner that I do know, knows this couple so I got the story on what happened.
The drunk driver hit the driver's side front just off center really hard and spun around and hit two of the bay doors. When you see the coach in person, you can see how hard the impact was. The front bumper saved the driver's life.
The whole front of a Prevost from the bumper up to the bottom of the windshield is a steel cross-bar grid design.
The impact crushed the front corner impeding into the front driver's electrical bay. The bottom of the windshield is cracked but still in position and the driver's side mirror was damaged. The front tire lost air. The bay door that was hit really hard is pushed-in 18-20 inches but not ripped (Kevlar).
The coach was totaled out by the insurance company because of the serious damaged to the front electrical bay.
Many manufactured motorhomes, like we had previously, would probably have come apart possibly killing the driver. The structure of the Prevost prevented the car from crushing the driver area.
As we know, we all drive slower than regular traffic, we don't make quick maneuvers so the chances of us being in a serious accident is small. I think our biggest threat is a blow-out causing us to crash.
It would be nice if motorhomes were strengthened in the front bumper area and/or having a real front bumper.
In our previous Monaco Dynasty, the front generator structure was just about the only front protection that we had. An off center crash on the driver or passenger side would probably impede into the passenger area.
Safe travels,
MM.
