Recreational Vehicle Accidents

RV accidents often lead to serious injury or loss of life. Reliable accident and injury statistics for RVs are not readily available. The allure of RV travel is a strong one. People imagine walking, cooking, playing, or otherwise treating the living space as a normal home while Mom and Dad pilot the family to their destination. Reality check time. You are supposed to be seated and belted down while traveling in an RV, just as you would be in a personal vehicle. But doesn’t that fly in the face of the leisurely, even extravagant, travel these vehicles are believed to be for? When unbelted or roaming, a person can be violently thrown at the moment of impact. People flying in the air and striking one another in the coach or front seats is not uncommon. Also, the items inside the living area will fly or tumble in a crash. This can include everything from luggage to kitchen utensils. RV and motorhome manufacturers do suggest that everyone occupying the vehicle would remain seated/belted while in motion. Most RV furniture is situated sideways or backwards to the direction of travel with only a lap band. Assuming your loved ones do not become projectiles, you still must contend with wooden debris from the body (or “box”) of the RV and anything that has come loose in the crash.