Ann and Ken G.

This is in response for your request for feedback from the driving lesson my husband Ken and I took with Dwight Cunningham on June 25 and 26.

This is our first RV, a class A 36-foot Tiffin Open Road, so Ken had very little driving experience, and I had none. I felt both surprised and much more confident after the lessons. Although Ken will be doing most of the driving, it’s important that I am also able to drive our rig at times. Dwight stressed patience and taking our time to be safe. He taught us basics on making safe turns and anticipating stopping distances. He taught us good habits on how to hold the wheel for the safest operation of the RV. We also got lots of driving experience in the two days of lessons.

For a suggestion for improvement on Dwight’s part, he explained a lot of the landmarks and restaurants in the area, and although his knowledge of the area was helpful for where he was taking us driving the RV, we both felt overwhelmed and sometimes distracted listening to Dwight give lots of local information while we were driving.

Ken’s comment is that he and Dwight had talked a few weeks before the lesson, and Ken had gotten the impression that Dwight could also assist with answering some RV questions (since we are so new). Dwight reviewed a very thorough safety plan with us before the lesson, and he offered some excellent safety suggestions, but he didn’t know anything about how RVs connect to cable TV at a campground (I don’t know if this was an unrealistic expectation?)

This sums up our experience as best as possible. Thanks for helping us to become better drivers! Take care and be safe.