Safety Question

[GeauxTigers]

Thanks to all of for your input.

[mel s]

Originally Posted by Gordon Dewald

It is a small worry. Most vehicles hitting a Class A will be underneath the passenger compartment. While there is no motor there . . . there is a generator and a frame that is very substantial.
If you get hit by a semi it will not matter.
Winnebago takes all of their coaches and test them by lifting them upside down and dropping it. Anything that comes loose is reengineered so it stays put.

Gordon
Not all class A coaches have the generator in the front, (mine is behind the street side rear wheels).
Mel
'96 Safari

[Gordon Dewald]

Originally Posted by mel s

Gordon
Not all class A coaches have the generator in the front, (mine is behind the street side rear wheels).
Mel
'96 Safari

OOOPPPs! I knew that but had a senior moment. Thanks for keeping me in line.

[CampDaven]

Take a class A driving course, and study the CDL driving manual, then study it again.

[NHRA225]

Bottom line is no Class A diesel Pusher is Safe in a front end collision !
If your concern is frontal impact at high speeds forget it period, just do the research. Lear to drive it safely and always be prepared for Panic Stops way ahead of time by monitoring the CB and Visual reference. You never know what's over the next hill. Been there and Done that.

[CampDaven]

I feel safe safe in ours.
This thread says a lot
http://www.irv2.com/forums/f258/are-...us-165417.html

[wa8yxm]

I find the brakes discussion interesting in this.. Something you might find interesting.

IF you have aux brakes on the car you tow so that when the brakes lock, ALL THE WHEELS ON THE GROUND are locked.. Then the math that predicts how long it will take you to stop.. Well the full formula is fairly complex but for any given stretch of highway at any given hour of the day (Different roads, different times, Different K) it boils down to:

(Speed squared)/K (where K is the same for ALL vehicles)

Condition of tires does not matter, And though Condition of road affects "K", it is the same for all vehicles, Weather conditions affect K but again at any given point in time that is the same for all vehicles.

The MASS of a 40 Ton Semi is a bit more than the MASS of a 1 ton car, but the weight, is also greater in the same radio so that factors out.

HOWEVER.. If you do not have a brake system on the towed.

It gets much, much, much, more complex.

Oh, for clean dry "Reference" pavement, 20 MPH skid distance is 22 Feet, 40 is thus 88