Driving in windy conditions
We will be driving the motor home and pulling the car tomorrow. The forecast is calling for 16MPH winds where we will be driving. We will be on freeways/highways nearly the entire time with a speed li...
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Desert Captain wrote:RRTom wrote:Desert Captain wrote:
"If "your rig handles badly in 16 mph there's something seriously wrong somewhere but I doubt you will have any issues,
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Thanks, this is what I am looking for. I can't visualize winds of different speeds. I feel better now about the trip.
You're welcome... As a former/retired professional boat captain I used to routinely bet my life on being able to judge the weather in general and specifically wind speeds. When in doubt as to the conditions you will encounter remember this old boat Captain's mantra...
The only weather you can control is the weather you choose to leave in"
It took me three times of not following that sage advice, nearly got myself seriously dead all three times, before it finally sank in. :S
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Trucker quote: when weathers bad drive slow enough you can walk away when you crash.
