Florida I-75 TT Accident

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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The problem with "accidents" is there is usually more than one thing that caused it. Some people say that it was an inadequate tv not knowing any weights. Whether the tt was over the numbers on the door sticker or not doesn't make it an inadequate tv. We don't know the set up they had or how the trailer was loaded. We don't know how the brakes were on the trailer or how they were set on the brake controller. Experience and training will keep accidents from happening far more than a big truck hauling a little bitty trailer. Chances are one little squeeze of the brake controller will straighten a sway right out.;)