Ok, fess up, cop to it now! How many folks hot swap drivers??

[jello_jeep]

Come on, let the truth be known, how many of ya'll hot swap drivers?

This would be the practice of changing drivers, while in motion and without stopping, ie ... "gee I need to use the head, dear... take over for a bit" and sliding out from under the wheel and letting your partner slide in.

I KNOW some of ya'll do it..

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Not ever. Under any circumstances. No matter who, where or when.

[GDeen]

Ok, I fess up, my wife and I have done this many times...

Oops, never mind - thought I was on Harley Tech Talk.

[tdelorme]

Well, yes, when we were younger and always in a hurry to get home we would swap drivers in motion. Seat back, cruise set at 55 or so, driver stands up still controlling the wheel until new driver says"now." Never in traffic or on two lane roads but we have done it lots of times and never had a scare. The last time I started to swap while moving I just thought what the heck, we're in no hurry, I don't mind stopping and it really is a dumb thing to do just cause you can and have done it so many times before. So, my answer is, yes we used to do it but not any more. And, if I saw one of our kids doing it I would give um hell and deny that they had seen me do it when they were young.

[Loc]

Never have. Unless the Wonder Beagle learns to drive probably never will. The bride has no interest in driving the bus.

[merle&louise]

We do it and have been for 12 years. We follow the same routine everytime. We get in the right lane, wait for traffic to clear, come off of cruise control, slow down, then I move out and stand up; then the other driver (usually Louise) sits in the seat. Never had an incident. YET!

[Petervs]

Never in the bus. My wife does not want to drive anyway. GPS tells you where the stops are. Who is in that much hurry?

But, in the boat, we do it all the time, heck, nobody needs to drive at all, the autopilot does that. You can go make a sandwich even! OK, sure, it is only moving at 10 mph.

Life is short, do what is the most fun first!

[Jerry Winchester]

I swapped with MangoMike in the Bonanza. Does that count?

I don't think it is a relevant answer unless you have another driver in the bus with you and Loc can't do it because if he had to hit the brakes hard, the Wonder Beagle becomes a lethal projectile and upon exiting the front of the bus could enter the car in front and depending on his mass for the day, could exit said car and possibly enter yet another car before coming to rest and looking for a meal.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Okay, Winchester.....this is a family forum and upon re-reading what you wrote I think you might wish to further clarify what you meant.

I swapped with MangoMike in the Bonanza. Does that count?

[hhoppe]

It's not the swap that is the problem, it's what you hesitate and do during the swap that may be dangerous. (heh heh)
I hope the insurance carriers don't read this. We pay too much now for insurance.
Don't worry Jeep your brain will finally fully develop and you won't do this dumb stuff anymore.
Tuga, I'm shocked your old enough to know better.
Shirley says "driving the bus is not my yob"