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The issue with the tires aside - because that is appalling in itself - I have to wonder what safety standards RV's have to be built to? Because to me, they appe
by King-Aaron 9y ago
The issue with the tires aside - because that is appalling in itself - I have to wonder what safety standards RV's have to be built to? Because to me, they appear to be little more than a truck-style ladder chassis mated to a fibreglass caravan shell (in essence). Any level of accident in one seems like it would result in serious injury.
In the US, do passengers in them have to wear seat belts? And do the vehicles undergo crash testing to the same standards as conventional truck cabs?
- RegBarclay 9y agoRVs are not crash tested. Seat belt regulations vary by state, but in general, driver and passenger positions are required to wear seat belts. RV construction varies quite a bit from truck chassis to motor coach conversions. There are lots of accident scenarios, but when it comes to crashing with other vehicles, RVs do have mass on their side. Mine is 10 tons. Passenger cars don't scare me. I don't want to have a tire blowout. I don't want to roll it. I don't want to tangle with tractor trailers. These things would go poorly.
- King-Aaron 9y ago> I don't want to roll it. Im surprised they don't have a rigid frame / internal roll bars etc. I suppose there's so much weight in the vehicle already it's just additional mass. Your comment about passenger cars not scaring you made me laugh however... I drive a mx5/miata everywhere.. Literally every other vehicle on the road scares me, and I have a full roll cage :P