Towing in high winds

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  • KENNYG
    KENNYG Forum Participant Posts: 215
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    edited February 2016 #32

    If you do the advanced driving courses it tells you all lanes over lane one are for overtaking only not for siting in doing 60 mph.

  • IanBHawkes
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    edited February 2016 #33

    If you do the advanced driving courses it tells you all lanes over lane one are for overtaking only not for siting in doing 60 mph.

    Well said! Getting back to the original post. To me the common sense thing to do is don't tow a caravan in high winds. It doesn't take much to turn a 'van over and just slowing down will not always be of any help. Think about yourself, your family, your
    caravan and the other drivers around you!

  • Wildwood
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    edited February 2016 #34

    The right hand lane is the overtaking lane. The one next to it is the fast lane. I got asked this during my driving test in 1963.

    Not sure there were three lane motorways at that time but the highway code now is clear that you have the inside lane for normal driving and any more are simply overtaking lanes.

    For cyberyacht, don't worry, 40 ton trucks do not blow over, you only have to worry about the empty ones at about ten tons.

  • KENNYG
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    edited February 2016 #35

    The first motorway was preston bypass now part of the m6 built 1958. The m1 was the first full length motorway built 1959,so there was a motorway in 1963.

  • JRTourer
    JRTourer Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited February 2016 #36

    Hi everyone, lots of talk about high winds but at what wind speed in mph does towing a caravan become an issue - in your experience - also taking into account gusting ?

  • ADP1963
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    edited February 2016 #37

    Hi everyone, lots of talk about high winds but at what wind speed in mph does towing a caravan become an issue - in your experience - also taking into account gusting ?

    Write your comments here...How long is a piece of string. It depends on the terrain i.e motorways,mountains ect. A gust can only be measured after it has taken place,so always allow for extra. The stability of your outfit would also be a big factor, some
    people play with fire regardind limits. If I was not confident of a safe journey regarding weather conditions I would not bother to go. Thats me.

  • Kerry Watkins
    Kerry Watkins Forum Participant Posts: 325
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    edited February 2016 #38

    With the weather we have been experiencing yesterday and today, I certsinlybwould not be towing the caravan anywhere!

  • KellyHenderson
    KellyHenderson Forum Participant Posts: 76
    edited February 2016 #39

    When weather channels give advice against high sided vehicles driving in windy conditions, it does include caravans and motorhomes. While there is no officially tested minimum wind speed that a caravan will blow over, I have noticed over the 11 years of
    working at the Club, the Highways Agency sends out advice against travel where wind speeds are 30-40mph.
    Please do not take this as written in stone, just something I have personally noticed.

    Do keep an eye on weather channels (BBC,
    Traffic England     - good one as it shows wind speeds on major motorways as warnings appear).

    As many other posts have stated, if you must travel, keep to the A roads - a chance to take the scenic route - albeit carefully.

     

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