Luxury Coach Lifestyles - View Single Post - Driving in High Wind, How Have Your Newell's Reacted?

tuga · 01-10-2012, 02:08 PM

Mark,

To answer some of your questions, I find the best thing to do is to slow down. Next, stop and go outside and check to see if your patio awning is locked and latched.

If you think about it; if you have a 50 mph wind and you are driving 70 that equals 120 mph winds! That is equal to a Catagory 4 hurricane!

The strongest winds that I have ever been in were up around Chicago. The radio reported 50 mph with higher gusts. I slowed down to 45 mph and the Newell was easy to handle and tracked straight. It's just common sense.

I would be willing to bet 8 to 5 thru a nickel in a donut that the 18 wheelers that turned over in California were driving too fast.

01-10-2012, 02:08 PM	#3
tuga Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 886	Mark, To answer some of your questions, I find the best thing to do is to slow down. Next, stop and go outside and check to see if your patio awning is locked and latched. If you think about it; if you have a 50 mph wind and you are driving 70 that equals 120 mph winds! That is equal to a Catagory 4 hurricane! The strongest winds that I have ever been in were up around Chicago. The radio reported 50 mph with higher gusts. I slowed down to 45 mph and the Newell was easy to handle and tracked straight. It's just common sense. I would be willing to bet 8 to 5 thru a nickel in a donut that the 18 wheelers that turned over in California were driving too fast. __________________ Tuga & Karen Gaidry 1999 Newell 45 w/2 slides Coach #512 2005 Pilot