MegaDodge wrote: ..........Chadsalt said he gives ALL RV's a wide berth. That translates to me that RV drivers are all dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. That is obviously not true............
I have attended several big rig driving safety classes over the years, yes RV's and rental moving trucks (Uhaul and similar) are SPECIFICALLY mentioned in ALL of them. It is a simple fact those drivers are much less likely to be experienced driving those vehicles, so they require 'special' attention. No reason to take offense....just the nature of those situations.
I have driven a truck for a living and used to defend the drivers any chance I got. That is until I spent 6 weeks from December through early Feb. driving I-80 through Wyoming a couple of times per week and the 40 miles from Rawlins to Wamsutter every day twice a day.
I have never in my life seen a stupider bunch of idiotic morons in my entire life. Some mornings on the way to Wamsutter I-80 would be too slick to drive over 35 and visibility that dictated even slower and the trucks are still running 60+.
In 40 miles I could sometimes count 6-7 trucks in the median.
Sometimes all in one spot.
For some reason there was a disproportionate amount of CR England trucks. ????
It will take a long time for truck drivers to get back in my good graces!
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You can't assume anything. I use to drive tandem trailers for a living. Now I travel in a fifth wheel.
Yes, there are retired people who never drove anything bigger that Toyota or Ford, etc. Go out and buy a big Class A or large fifth wheel and have no idea what they are getting into.
I have also seen many "professional" drivers doing things on the highway that would get you fired if you are a company driver.
As I said, you can't assume anything.
If you have to ask why I drive a Diesel, then you will never understand.
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