[TheForge] Leviathan...

[TodEstesRN at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/29/2004 8:52:10 AM Central Daylight Time, 
xlch58 at swbell.net writes:
I can't think of any mayhem done 
by RV's ,, seems acts of vehicular mass destruction are the purvue of 
big trucks and church buses, often working in concert.   In Texas the  
one of the big differentiators was the number of axles.  Dual axle 
required CDL, single didn't.  

Charles
I have worked several motor vehicle accidents (mva) involving both Semi 
tractor trailers and Large RVs.  Motorhome RVs shred on impact I am talkin parts 
and pieces everywhere Usually these are towing a car with them and the car ends 
up in the vehicle too. Really messy. The tow behind gooseneck and standard 
hitch are a bit more survivable because (hopefully) the people that are towing 
are in a truck and belted with noone in the trailer. The trailers usually end up 
rolling and rolling the vehicle that tows them. 

Your best chance of surviving any accident is to be in the biggest vehicle 
other than the few semi Vs train accidents I rarely ever have injured people 
from the semi. Usually the people they hit or more often hit them.  Something 
about 80,000 lb. rolling at 65mph just overwhelming kinetic energy. 

When my son turns 16 I think I will buy him a Kenworth to drive. 

Time enough for sleep in the grave.
Tod Estes.