Re:Things I Wish I’d Known Before Fulltime RVing (2017)
by greedo on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @08:02PM
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I think that RV drivers are the least of the problems in mountainous areas. I find the big dualie drivers towing boats blasting by me at 10 over the speed limit on a rainy night the type of issue. They may know the roads (if they're local), but they don't know the weather and the wildlife. A tree could be down, or a deer in the road. But they sure love to ride my ass when I'm going a hair below the speed limit.
Most drivers think they're above average at minimum in their driving skill; most could use to take both a basic math course and a driver's safety class.
Re:Things I Wish I’d Known Before Fulltime RVing (2017)
by yencabulator on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @11:22PM
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> I honestly think that people should have special training to be allowed to drive RVs, or at least the larger RVs. Something like a motorcycle tag.
Many states have such rules, e.g. California & Texas.
In fact, there are advisory speed signs for those curves that are accurate -- if people followed them, there would rarely be an issue. Part of the problem, I think, is that if you're driving a car, those advisory speeds are far too slow (15-20 MPH on a 50 MPH road), but if you're driving an RV or big rig, those advisory speeds are critical. I think most non-pro drivers are used to driving cars and have trained themselves to ignore those signs.
I honestly think that people should have special training to be allowed to drive RVs, or at least the larger RVs. Something like a motorcycle tag.
> Common highway lanes are 10 feet wide.
These roads are also narrower than modern ones (they are some of the earliest "highways" built in the state). When I drove an RV on them, I tended to white-knuckle it. They're rather nervous-making.