With RV Ownership at an All-Time High, Erie Insurance Offers Tips for First-Time RVers
"With so many people hitting the road in RVs for the first time, we want to make sure they're prepared," said
Being an RVer himself, Bloom said he's learned some important lessons about the differences between taking a road trip in a car vs. in an RV. Below are some of his top tips to ensure a safe ride.
Car Trip Vs. RV Trip
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Drivability Driving a car is second-nature for people who do it all the time, but maneuvering an RV is different, especially if you're doing it for the first time and it's not something you do very often. |
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Visibility Anyone who drives a car is familiar with blind spots, but those can seem even more pronounced for new RVers. |
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Maintenance Both cars and RVs require regular maintenance like oil changes and tire rotations, but RVs have many additional features to attend to, like water, sewer and electrical lines, awnings, slide outs and seals. |
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Getting around & gassing up When you're on a car trip you use your car for sight-seeing and you don't think twice about hitting a drive-through for dinner or pulling into any service station to gas up. Depending on the size of your RV, however, those things may not be practical. |
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Insurance Whether for a car or an RV, you'll need Liability insurance, which covers injuries to others or damage to others' property if you are responsible for an accident, and you will also likely want Comprehensive and Collision to cover your own vehicle. |
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While the above tips will help new RVers, this
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