Snakes Alive,!,

[Dustydog]

On the A40 this morning in Wales on a slight decent, dual carriage we witnessed a most terrifying snake. We were cruising 56 when a Honda CRV towing a Lunar Clubman sped past . Say 62 ish. About 20 yards ahead of me he lost control. We all slowed and watched in horror as he went from one lane to another , He was braking and at one point we expected the whole outfit to turn over.

At 50 he got control back. The Snake oscillations in the flesh looked very scary.

I hope his sphincter has recovered and the brown trousers are washable.😉

SWMBO came out with the Classic, Must have got his nose load wrong!

 

[Hutch]

On the A40 this morning in Wales on a slight decent, dual carriage we witnessed a most terrifying snake. We were cruising 56 when a Honda CRV towing a Lunar Clubman sped past . Say 62 ish. About 20 yards ahead of me he lost control. We all slowed and watched in horror as he went from one lane to another , He was braking and at one point we expected the whole outfit to turn over.

At 50 he got control back. The Snake oscillations in the flesh looked very scary.

I hope his sphincter has recovered and the brown trousers are washable.😉

SWMBO came out with the Classic, Must have got his nose load wrong!

Did you have the caravan on the back of your tug. Maybe the bow wave got them as they passed you.

 

[otherclive]

On the A40 this morning in Wales on a slight decent, dual carriage we witnessed a most terrifying snake. We were cruising 56 when a Honda CRV towing a Lunar Clubman sped past . Say 62 ish. About 20 yards ahead of me he lost control. We all slowed and watched in horror as he went from one lane to another , He was braking and at one point we expected the whole outfit to turn over.

At 50 he got control back. The Snake oscillations in the flesh looked very scary.

I hope his sphincter has recovered and the brown trousers are washable.😉

SWMBO came out with the Classic, Must have got his nose load wrong!

Guess the descent and bow wave might have caught him out, but other things could also have contributed. I was always ultra cautious about overtaking going downhill. Hopefully CRV driver will be now on.

 

[RogerL]

While we don't know what the "Towing Ratio" of the CRV/Lunar was, it demonstrates the value in selecting outfits with low towing ratios - rather than pushing it right up to the guideline and sometimes beyond.

 

[IanB1485]

I got called to a client who had just bought a new to him coachman having traded in his swift after I detected some damp on the corners of the floor. He got the mightiest scare coming coming home from Cumbria and he wanted me to check the friction pads and ATC as its the first time he had suffered snaking . Friction pads were good , ATC working and in correct adjustment, His towball weight check went off scale on my weight gauge (120kg max) so conclusion, it was the front wheels of the towcar were probably not in good contact, Fortunately the ATC corrected the snake by sharply activating the caravan brakes . He will now look at how he loads his caravan , Also I suggested he may want to get spring assisters for the towcar. Hopefully the car driver you witnessed will also take note of nose weights and towing speed restrictions for trailers.