RVers Are You Driving According to the New Vatican Rules?

RVers are great drivers right? Well, most of us are, and sometimes it pays to review the rules of the road. Recently the Vatican weighed in with a list called the “Ten Commandments” for motorists. Though this list is intended for all vehicle operators, I thought I would pick out the few that are applicable to RVers in general. Commandment #3 is, “Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.” Now that is good advice for everything in life, not just driving, but I’m all for more courtesy on the road! Commandment #4 states, “Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.” That pretty much sums up the “Good Sam Club” motto and is a value that most RVers already live by. All the other Commandments for motorists are obvious and easy to understand. Then there is Commandment #5 which states, “Cars (and presumably RVs) shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.” How many horsepower is your engine? OK, ok, so I get a little adrenaline rush when I step on the throttle and hear that turbo diesel wind up like a 747 ready for takeoff. So I feel a little aloof when passing a rice burner and watch in my mirror as my vortex pulls him close to the line. Ah, I feel the thrill and exhilaration of sounding my massive air horns when someone is stumbling down the onramp talking on a cell phone not seeing a 32,000 pound giant motorhome thundering down upon them with no room to pull into the far lane. Yes, my fellow RVers, I am a sinner, and thankfully there is ample grace to cover my occasional violations of Commandment #5. Nobody’s perfect, so I’ll just have to keep working on it. Keeping you up to speed on RV theological issues – Jim Twamley