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...Sutherlands, while perhaps more dedicated than most, are typical motor-home owners. Free-spirited retirees like them--along with party-minded young men who want something tall from which to watch NASCAR races and then live it up--have been the engine of the RV industry for years. But now both groups are being joined by a new type of RVer: baby boomers who are looking for an inexpensive, hassle-free holiday with their children. Nearly 40% of today's owners are in the 35-to-54 age range, double the percentage of a decade ago. And while the words...
Including Penn, there are 9 million RV owners in America, about 1 in every 10 households. That's up from about 7 million in 1984. They own everything from huge, 45-ft. condo-on-wheels-type motor homes to the collapsible trailers that can be towed to a destination behind most any car and then cranked up to full size. A University of Michigan study found that RV ownership has grown by an average of 100,000 a year since the middle of the past decade, and forecasts that demand will rise to 135,000 a year for the next...
...calls from elderly residents who are intimidated," Galluccio said. "But we realize it's dangerous to bike in the Square, and we want to promote non-motor vehicle transportation. We're trying to find some middle ground...
...true odologist, riding in state-patrol cruisers equipped with "three different sirens--wail, yelp and hi-lo"--and cross-examining moteliers and roadside philosophers at places like the Wes-T-Go Truck Stop outside Abilene, Texas, not so far from where Lee Johnson shows off a half-million-dollar motor coach that does 1,500 miles to a tank...
...This is a vitally important initiative to restore integrity to what is truly the 'People's Court,'" Jacques said. "There are more small claims complaints filed every year in Massachusetts, more than 100,000 annually, than any other type of claim, with the exception of appeals of motor vehicle infractions...