Lazy Daze Owners' Group

From: "Andy Baird" andybaird@...> Reply-To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Re: RVSEF safety course
 Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 16:31:11 -0000

"Do you have any contact info for them? I'd like to order this."
 Go to http://www.rvsafety.org>; it's conspicuously displayed on their main page.
I was a bit off on the price; it's $45.90 postpaid in the US. Still a good value, though.

The videotape is especially good. Wait till you see the section on blowouts--what an eye-opener! They deliberately caused tire blowouts (using explosive squibs) on a variety of coaches while underway at speed, and filmed the results from inside, outside and alongside the vehicles.

Turns out that what most people instinctively do in a blowout situation--step on the brakes--is the surest way to lose control and crash. Instead, what you must do is *step on the gas*. Sounds counterintuitive, but they proved it beyond doubt in their tests. That section alone is worth the price of the course. They also cover:

PROPANE WEIGHT TIRES TOWING ELECTRICAL DRIVING PERSONAL SAFETY FIRE MOTOR FUELS

Excellent!

Andy Baird  :-)