50 mph, 60 mph??

[jon_5062082]

my caravans hand book states that my van should be safe to 81mph. why should we be restricted to ancient tow speeds when outfits are, or should be, paired far more carefully than even ten years ago, let alone thirty or forty. in parts of europe i tow at a contstant 75mph (or more, occaisionaly) and in the uk tend to stick around 60-65mph (although a few years ago i did 96 mph on the m6 without thinking; you know the score, early start to go to the lakes, no traffic and the speed just creeps up!!! and even though it panicked me for a moment at what may have happened, even though the speed was excessive the outfit was rock solid. but what if? just for intrests sake, the outfit at the time was a swift barronette and a lwb pajero.

didnt think a pajero would go thet fast solo let alone towing

 

[ericcaravanning4u]

I tend to stick around 55 and find it a comfortable ride

 

[Paul_5041248]

Well, Summer is nearly with us and we will start to here more on more on the traffic eports on the radio 'the such and such road is blocked by an overturned / jacknifed caravan'. Perhaps not those keeping to the speed limits but those who think 96 mph is fine - Sharpy is obviously an ambassador for the anti-caravan brigade!

 

[Lutz]

Tests have shown that the risk of instability increases approximately with the square of the speed. For example, the risk at 60mph is (60*60)/(50*50) = 1.44 times higher than at 50mph, all other conditions being equal. That's not to say that an accident is inevitable the faster you go but that there is a disproportionate increase in the risk that can only be reduced as much as possible with appropriate care and by making sure that the outfit is technically up to the job.

 

[jon_5062082]

Well, Summer is nearly with us and we will start to here more on more on the traffic eports on the radio 'the such and such road is blocked by an overturned / jacknifed caravan'. Perhaps not those keeping to the speed limits but those who think 96 mph is fine - Sharpy is obviously an ambassador for the anti-caravan brigade!

Or just a dreamer ????

 

[sharpy]

didnt think a pajero would go thet fast solo let alone towing

gurt big firsty v6 mighty speedy !!!

 

[alanlmc]

i tow a lmc caravan with a 2.2 dti frontera and i always travel at 60 mph .i passed my advanced driveing test 15 years ago.if you read the road well ahead you can maintain the speed all the time.if you see lorrys you know you are going to pass them,then get out to pass not leave it to late so you have to brake,and then pull out at 40mph causeing other traffic to blame caravans for slowing down.. i have had plenty of looks.maybe some drivers cant get out of 3rd gear. with some of the outfits you see on the roads