Getup'ngo
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Gas Man wrote:I don't post here often but here goes from another woman's point of view. If she doesn't want to drive it, don't press the issue!
Hey, I'm pro-choice! A woman has the right to choose whether she uses her body to wheel her guy's rig around. 
Bumpyroad wrote:Now Missy, don't get all excited. not all of our wives are as capable as you are.
By the same logic, nor are all men. 
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OregonLuvr
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I find this thread very interesting I am a single woman that drives a 35ft Class A towing a car. I get told all the time "Oh your so BRAVE". Hmmmmmmmm
I always wonder why I AM BRAVE and the men arent???? Its not testosterone driven????? It takes practice and patience.
Men needed to learn to drive them also, and they had a desire to learn as did I.
I have made boo boo's...not because of my sex but ya know STUFF happens. Fortunately nothing major.
I too believe it is a choice we make. I have seen good men drivers and bad.....also goes for the female side.
But IF I had a man who thought he was the ONLY one that knew how to drive there would be a problem.
Not all people have a desire to drive the rigs so I guess I too am Pro Choice
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riggarob
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OregonLuvr wrote:I find this thread very interesting I am a single woman that drives a 35ft Class A towing a car. I get told all the time "Oh your so BRAVE". Hmmmmmmmm
I always wonder why I AM BRAVE and the men arent???? Its not testosterone driven????? It takes practice and patience.
Men needed to learn to drive them also, and they had a desire to learn as did I.
I have made boo boo's...not because of my sex but ya know STUFF happens. Fortunately nothing major.
I too believe it is a choice we make. I have seen good men drivers and bad.....also goes for the female side.
But IF I had a man who thought he was the ONLY one that knew how to drive there would be a problem.
Not all people have a desire to drive the rigs so I guess I too am Pro Choice
I'm willing to bet the "your so brave" comments, come from other women. Robbie
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mockturtle
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OregonLuvr wrote:I find this thread very interesting I am a single woman that drives a 35ft Class A towing a car. I get told all the time "Oh your so BRAVE". Hmmmmmmmm
I always wonder why I AM BRAVE and the men arent???? Its not testosterone driven????? It takes practice and patience.
Men needed to learn to drive them also, and they had a desire to learn as did I.
I have made boo boo's...not because of my sex but ya know STUFF happens. Fortunately nothing major.
I too believe it is a choice we make. I have seen good men drivers and bad.....also goes for the female side.
But IF I had a man who thought he was the ONLY one that knew how to drive there would be a problem.
Not all people have a desire to drive the rigs so I guess I too am Pro Choice Well said! Before DH became ill with Parkinson's disease, he did most of the driving and that was fine with me. I actually prefer to navigate. But since I now do all the driving, I have come to enjoy it more and more. As you say, driving a big rig or towing a trailer skillfully is not hormonal. It takes practice and confidence. There are people of either sex who are terrible drivers. My maternal grandfather was one. How he survived as long as he did is beyond me. He had plenty of fender-benders, though, and--thankfully--never drove an RV.
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lhatton
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I have always encouraged my wife to drive, not because I need her to but because she REALLY enjoys RVing road trips and driving is outside of her comfort zone.
As guys, we seem very comfortable to grow our skill set with RVs, Motorcycles etc. The girls it seems are much less willing to try something new, and that's a shame.
It has been fun watching her gain skills in the RV, and she gets a kick out of driving once she gets over the "Oh I don't want to"s. She's even started to notice that she's NOT the only lady driver out there. We saw an elderly couple of girls in a DP a while back and I think it opened her eyes some and she sees my point on trying new things when she has other women show surprise that she drives.
As to some people not having the skills or ability to do this...
I have instructed hundreds of students in the art of flight, both at the Cessna level and in transport category aircraft, and have yet to find someone who can't learn. Some have been SLOW learners, but all can learn.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. ~Henry Ford
Using this definition.. "I dig "young" chicks!"
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OregonLuvr
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Actually I have been told by as many men or women that I am BRAVE. So guess that isnt gender specific either LOL
In rereading this thread I got to wondering who taught all you MEN to drive?????? did you all go to driving school?? as you suggest the wives should do?? Inquiring minds want to know.
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riggarob
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OregonLuvr wrote:Actually I have been told by as many men or women that I am BRAVE. So guess that isnt gender specific either LOL
In rereading this thread I got to wondering who taught all you MEN to drive?????? did you all go to driving school?? as you suggest the wives should do?? Inquiring minds want to know.
Yup. Gradgeeated from the "school of hard knocks". Top 'o my class !! Oh yeah, had a heavy commercial license at one time. Let it go 'cause I figuered I'd never need it after I retired. Probably should have thought that one out a little better. Robbie 
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You know.. Going forward a motor home is not much different from a Mercury Tracer (Ok Ok, it's a whole lot bigger, but the fundamentals are the same) It is all a case of just learning where the center of your lane is and using a bit more caution on corners.
Still.. My wife refuses to drive the beast leaving it all up to me
I do admit it took me longer to learn to drive this thing than anything else I've driven... And I've driven everything from riding lawn mowers to semi trucks
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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chowchowone
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I'm the OP and I am again amazed at the collective wisdom on this board. Thanks to all who posted. I'll let you know a bit down the road how this all worked out...or didn't. Thanks, again.
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squadleader
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My wife put driving a coach in better perspective than had ever occurred to me.
She said if Mrs. Schwartz (our kids 70 year old bus driver) could drive her school bus on all the tiny twisty roads in our rural area including the backing necessary to turn around in cul de sacs, then she (my wife) could certainly drive our coach.
After I thought about that, I realized there are probably many more women driving bus, coach or coach like vehicles in America than men. Most school buses are 36 to 39 feet long, the same length as all but the longest coaches.
When we first got our 40 foot coach, my wife was intimidated by its size and didn't want to drive it.
She was finally willing to try it on a straight stretch of interstate and did fine.
After that, while I was driving in towns, I would point out how I was going straight as long as possible before turning the wheel hard in turns, to keep the rear wheels from hitting curbs and to remember to watch the butt of the coach since it swings in the opposite direction of any turn she's making.
She began driving it in town and now is comfortable driving it anywhere.
Her realization, after driving our coach on the interstate, that most most school buses are driven by women, gave her lots of confidence and also challenged her to develop the skills necessary to do it herself.
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