| Whether you buy or rent an RV, it is important to | | | | lane. People expect RVs to be there, so any |
| understand there are rules of etiquette out on the | | | | deviation may not be noticed. Drive with your lights |
| road. Here is a list of some of the more basic ones. | | | | on to make sure that knucklehead in front of you |
| Face it, driving an RV is a bit different than driving | | | | know you are there. Trust me on this one. |
| your usual vehicle. Come on, put your ego away. You | | | | Lights!2 - While it is advisable to turn on your lights, |
| are driving something much larger, which means you | | | | don't crank the high beams. Most of the cars in front |
| have plenty of opportunities to get in or cause | | | | of you are going to be lower to the ground. Your |
| trouble. Sorry, but that is just the fact. If you trip is | | | | lights are strong. Blinding them at night and even |
| going to go well, you need to follow some basic rules | | | | during the day is not a particularly good idea. |
| of etiquette in your RV. | | | | Remember, some of them will react by slamming on |
| Picking A Lane - First and foremost, your RV is not a | | | | the brakes! |
| Porsche. It takes a bit of time to get up to speed | | | | Traffic Signs - If we were all honest, we would admit |
| and it is going to be one of the bigger vehicles on | | | | the traffic signs that warn us not to go through a |
| the road. As a result, you need to pick a lane and | | | | set of curves above 40 miles an hour don't exactly |
| stick in it unless you need to pass. The correct lane is | | | | curtail our led foot driving style. Well, they should in |
| the slow lane. Yes, you can probably go 80 in the | | | | an RV. Your center of gravity is going to be higher |
| fast lane, but can you afford the gas? In busy cities | | | | than in a car. When the sign warns you to go 40, |
| and such, you can also move over into the second | | | | you should go 40. It is very bad etiquette to roll of |
| lane from the right so you don't have to deal with | | | | the road and burst into flames. Think of the traffic |
| merging traffic at every exit and entrance to the | | | | jam! |
| freeway. | | | | As you can see, proper RV etiquette is actually very |
| Lights! - As hard as it is to believe, people will not see | | | | simple. Follow these basic rules and you should not |
| you. This is particularly true if you are not in the slow | | | | have any problems. |