There are quite a few reasons you could stop at a rest area: to nap, to cook some lunch, to let the dog go outside and do their “business,” make a phone call, get some work done on the computer, check your Facebook messages… you get the point.
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Did you leave out the most obvious reason? Take a bathroom break.
There’s no selection for letting the driver stop to use the restroom. So I would answer Pee the Dog(s) and myself!
Great place to stop to pee the adults! Of course, refresh our drinks and grab a snack and get back on the road!
I stop at a rest stop to use the restroom and also to let my dog do its business,
DW has to pee and to move around.
Switch drivers and use the bathroom.
Use the restroom ourselves
Yes, Restroom would have been the No. 1 reason!!!
We pretty much use it for only one purpose. PEE! Then it’s back to the road…..
Bathroom break!
A bathroom break.
This could have been a multiple choice, but mostly to use the facilities.
Restrooms!
Use the bathroom. Wife can while rolling down the road, unfortunately the dog and I cannot.
Rest, grab a snack, use the bathroom…& get back on the road.
Go to the restroom.
You forgot to list the main reason. Bathroom!
Any time after two hours I start looking for a place to stop. Exercise for the pups and ourselves is important
Pee the driver
Mother Nature calls, and I listen.
It’s a REST area, so I use the REST room. Actually, my choice would be all of the above, except stop to work.
Yup, pee the driver…
Pee the driver and stretch our legs.
Check temperature of tires and wheel bearings.
Use “rest”room facilities
Use the restroom.
We stop to do a once around the rig and tow reassuring all is as it should be. Once that is done we take of other business.
Use the restroom and check the tires with my infrared tool. Yes, I have a TST tire system, but this just gives me a chance to look around the coach, stretch my legs and just relax.
We stop at rest stops to give the driver a chance to pee. If this was an offered choice I bet it would be #1.
Or #2, depending on … well, you know…
ABSOLUTELY!!
Stop just to get out and stretch every few hours.
Navigate around a wreck or other slowdown or just determine our next planned exit or fuel stop.
When stopped at a rest area, while I’m fixing a snack or a meal my husband cleans the windshield and checks the tow vehicle.
The most obvious, which is not listed: To use the bathroom!.
How could they omit this one?
Survey should have said pee for the dog and people. We stop to pee and the dog gets his chance. Dog’s bladder is better ours.
Pee the dog? Don’t have a dog. Pee the people.
Other= Pee the people
How many besides me stop at rest stops to pee the people and use the bathroom in your own RV instead of the public one? 👋🏽
We do this! In our experience the rest stop restrooms have been not the most tidy, so we choose to use our own.
potty break!
I stop to pee myself
Pee break! Why fill up my tank?
It’s not only dogs that “gotta take a pee”. 😉
To dump MY black tank!! I can’t believe that didn’t make the list. 🙂
To use the dump station is on the list.
Main reason is to use the restroom (urinate) or in Canada use the washroom. How was this option missed?
I think you left out what would be the number one reason, use the people bathroom.
To use the bathroom.
Use the bathroom in the RV or use the facilities bathroom
When traveling long distances we take advantage of the rest areas and Welcome Centers. I always park away from the restrooms so I have the chance to stretch my legs a little.
Use the bathroom.
We stop to stretch, eat lunch and use our facilities. Never have taken a nap at a rest stop.
welcome centers for what the State has to offer
Use the restroom
Pee the people.
Exactly. Why wasn’t this an option?
Use the restroom.
E usually stop to walk ound, use the facilities and let our cats out of their carrier for a few minutes.
Use the rest room.
Since I have a weak bladder, I’m going for the Guinness World record of stopping at “every” Rest Stop in the U.S. So far I am at 437 in nearly every State except California… There are NO rest stops on the 5.
We stop at a rest area to change drivers.
Yup, Use the restrooms to pee the people.
To pee the humans…
Restroom break
To pee the people along with the dog. Also to just stretch the muscles.
We change drivers every two hours. Rest stop is the safest place to do that. On a “normal” travel day we will also prepare and eat lunch and take a walk around to stretch legs and check all the connections and tires to be sure we are in good order to travel on.
Ummmm. You seem to have forgotten MY major reason for stopping at rest stops – to Pee the Driver! We also use them for lunch stops, of course. But that a dual-use stop.
A vicious cycle
Pee.
Get out to walk around and pee. Some rest areas offer a nice view.
To pee the wife! 😆
Check toad, walk around a bit so no blood clots in legs, elsewhere, use either in house facilities or the rest areas. You should always stop at least every hour or so, because of BC’s especially if you have circulatory issues, or take heart medicine. Keep that blood pumping good. Sitting is the worst thing you can do, I know, I sit way too much.
Some rest areas have information signage about the history of the local area that I’d never heard before. Great way to take a walk and be entertained as well.
Drivers change. And go P
I need to stop about every 2 hours to exercise my legs.
Pee and inspect the rig.
How about humans using the restroom (in our motorhome) and driver change. Depending on timing, have lunch. Will also check motorhome/tow vehicle. We stop in a range of every 1 1/2 hrs to 2 hrs. Also use our fuel stops at truck stops for all of the above.
Using restroom facilities
It’s a little difficult to pee when driving….so for me it’s a chnce to empty my bladder.
Stop at a rest area to also change drivers
It looks like one of the most important reasons has been missed. That is to check your rig to make sure everything is okay. ie: awning didn’t come loose, tires still good, hitch isn’t about to fail, clean your windows and mirrors, make sure all your lights are still working, no leaks of oil or antifreeze and the list goes on to check everything you would when doing your circle check in the morning before getting on the road for the day.
That too!
To pee the driver
How about Pee the driver and passengers?
Walking the dogs.
Empty the CAT box. PHEW!!
As others said, a chance for the driver to use the restroom.
Also to do a walk around the RV and truck. Never found a problem, but I know there will be a first time.
Restroom break
Driver restroom break!
People pee there as well as dogs. Not listed as an option.
Grab a geocache!! Of course!!
My #1 reason: my bladder is screaming at me!
Pee the human
Main reason for stopping at a rest stop is so we can switch drivers, besides getting food, drink and nature stop.
To pee should definitely be listed!
Pee the humans
We try to stop every 1 to 2 hours so all can relieve our selves, grab a bite to eat and most important is check the tow and other items that could go wrong in a safe location.
Go to the bathroom in the coach. Fill up my water bottle.
So the dump station is not the restroom? My word. Mainly so the husband can relieve his bladder. We did spend the nite in a really nice rest stop a few years ago.
Bathroom stop in the coach.
I have degenerative arthritis so I need to stop periodically just to walk around. If I don’t, I will stiffen up and need help just to get out of the seat.
Bathroom stop and grab some local brochures and a state map
Only reason we stop at a rest area is for the driver to go to the bathroom in the coach.
We RV to travel this country. It seems that a lot of RVers have greater concerns about how to dump a black tank and get to a restroom. Where is Freud when you need him?
Out boondocking. 😆 Have a good night, Kelly. 🙂 –Diane
PEE!
Potty break!
“Other” would be all of the above!
Use the bathroom
Switch drivers, Pick up maps
Take the dogs for a potty break, maybe get a bite to eat and take a brief walk.
Check on the TOAD tie down straps!
Use our toilet AND switch drivers SAFELY
Do walkaround of coach and towed, eat lunch, take care of cats, and most of all let driver use toilet!
use the bathroom