Why The Law Should Require Bus Driving School To Operate An RV

For generations, the dream of selling the house and hitting the road in a large RV or Winnebago has held the hopes of many couples. While this is an excellent way to approach retirement, there is a dark side to this dream. With most people having experienced nothing larger than a minivan, they really need to go to bus driving school before they set out on the open road.

Winnebago accidents, as a rule, are small fender-benders with what appears to be very little damage to the vehicles involved. However, a Winnebago accident of any kind can be extremely expensive. A little training could prevent many of these accidents, which occur when one misjudges a turn, or the height of an old bridge.

Many truck drivers can relate stories of accidents they have witnessed over the years, especially where recreational vehicles are concerned. Much like a boat, motorcycle, or motor scooter, a Winnebago is not made to be wrecked ever. There is no real safety standard, and the habit many people have of allowing family members and pets to travel freely in the motor home is discouraged.

Urban driving scenarios can be challenging to anyone new to driving large vehicles. Parking lots and pedestrians become their least favorite situations once they realize what the limited turn radius is going to be. The Winnebago is not known to be the most maneuverable thing on the road, let along in the parking lot, and pedestrians may find themselves in the most danger.

Sitting side-by-side, many of these road hogs are the same exact dimensions as a city bus, school bus, or tractor trailer. Sometimes they are even larger, or have awkward awnings, luggage racks, bicycle racks, or even an automobile trailer with yet another vehicle tagging along. Average citizens set out in these behemoths, traveling to places they have never seen with no knowledge of what the roads may be like.

Allow our elderly parents and grandparents on a tour bus with an unlicensed or untrained driver, and chances are someone will be prosecuted. Then we think we, or our parents themselves, can get behind the wheel of the biggest thing on the road without a problem. The fact is, special licensing requirements simply make good sense, no matter what state you live in.

Vacations, and even lives, have been ruined when accidentally wrecks their recreational vehicle. Truly catastrophic wrecks have occurred in years past, resulting in the death of entire families. Such tragedy can be avoided if one is required to hold a specialized license before taking on the highway behind the wheel of what amounts to a house going down the road.

There will be those who would complain about a new license requirement, but it is not that much different than the class of license that allows one to drive a motorcycle. In every state, a special license as well as a day of training is required of anyone who wishes to ride a motorcycle that has an engine greater than 49cc. It makes sense to have something similar in place for anyone who wishes to drive an RV over 15 feet.