Stupid Stickers (6 Viewers)

[POH]

Should I put them on or not ! Will be travelling through France late May early June going near Bordeaux and maybe a couple of towns/city but not going into them with the van if I can help it , I will be stopping on sites/Aires mainly out of town.

 

[jongood]

They seem to have put back Wallonia until 2025. It makes sense to have a whole country thing or a big region.

Really? When much of it has more trees than people.

 

[DDJC]

But we don't actually know what the OPs MH weighs nor more importantly from what is on his V5C as I don't think he's told us (unless I've missed it due to being preoccupied with going to hospital with FIL).

As above.

He says at post #76 that he is 3500kg and tows a 1000kg small car. On that basis, he doesn't need to wear the stickers.

 

[Spriddler]

Odd innit, yet many motorhomers are happy to fit the naff stickers: 'Adventure before dementia'.... 'Living the dream' ....'Spending the kids' inheritance' etc.

 

[Northernraider]

Odd innit, yet many motorhomers are happy to fit the naff stickers: 'Adventure before dementia'.... 'Living the dream' ....'Spending the kids' inheritance' etc.

Because they make sense

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[cyberyacht]

Of course the stickers are only beneficial to those who understand French. To others it may be a bit of obscure geometry.

 

[Soycd]

Really? When much of it has more trees than people.

Oh dear.

 

[pelican]

Odd innit, yet many motorhomers are happy to fit the naff stickers: 'Adventure before dementia'.... 'Living the dream' ....'Spending the kids' inheritance' etc.

Mortifying!

 

[Soycd]

Mortifying!

Some even have stickers with Adria, Burstner, Cathargo, Autotrail etc on them! What's all that about?

 

[pelican]

Some even have stickers with Adria, Burstner, Cathargo, Autotrail etc on them! What's all that about?

Posers, Bigger the better.

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[Rapido925M]

As a boy I cycled thousands of miles; with a motorbike I travelled thousands more, often "making progress" by filtering down the inside of slow-moving queues of traffic. I realised that I would come off worst if something happened but I kept doing it. I like to think that I have a good awareness of dangers to those more vulnerable road users.

As an adult I've driven in UK, EU and USA whilst only having two accidents in over 55y: one in the MH and one in a car. The latter resulted from me turning into a middle-aged lady who then needed 20 stitches in her head.
I pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention but got a very lenient penalty.

My defence comprised:
first RTA
poor visibility (fog, heavy rain)
my lights were on
I indicated that I was turning left
she was dressed in black, with no Hi Viz equipment
her cycle didn't have lights
she was cycling quickly with her head down, so wasn't really aware of her situation
she wasn't wearing a helmet.

Despite these mitigating circumstances I was quite shaken up for several days: it was a few months before the court case so there was on-going worry. I knew that the outcome could have been fatal, in which case the penalty would probably have been more severe and I would have been mentally scarred.
Had I been in a MH with AM stickers then it may have been easier to salve my conscience: had I been in a foreign country with limited language ability and defying their laws then I suspect I would be in serious trouble.

Gordon

(£30 fine and no points on my licence.)