A rural carrier was seriously injured after hitting another vehicle head-on

[Ruralinfo]

Recently, a rural carrier was driving along a gravel road on a clear day at a speed above the posted limit. The employee was not wearing a seat belt.

A rural carrier was seriously injured after hitting another vehicle head-on - Ruralinfo.net

Recently, a rural carrier was driving along a gravel road on a clear day at a speed above the posted limit. The employee was not wearing a seat belt.

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[jaymacgthree]

There are many things wrong with this but first and foremost I see a non-RHD vehicle being used for postal carrier duties... a danger forced on our carriers that could easily be remedied by a delivery organization that provides purpose built vehicles for it's entire fleet the way it's major competitors do.

I don't condone the mistakes the driver made but I HATE USPS's blame-the-victim mentality. Virtually all the risks the driver took were to just make things work and go fast to appease management.

 

[psd181]

There are many things wrong with this but first and foremost I see a non-RHD vehicle being used for postal carrier duties... a danger forced on our carriers that could easily be remedied by a delivery organization that provides purpose built vehicles for it's entire fleet the way it's major competitors do.

I don't condone the mistakes the driver made but I HATE USPS's blame-the-victim mentality. Virtually all the risks the driver took were to just make things work and go fast to appease management.

This is one of my biggest complaints with rural carriers. When I was state prez and then when I ran for national, the blowback from my contentions that ALL routes should be provided a RHD vehicle. I almost got ran out of my state because people liked their AC and providing their own vehicle. Most were women who's husbands did the repairs or had local shops that would stop everything to work on their cars. That was 30 years ago. And the union kept the same incentive for buying a RHD for almost those 30 years.

 

[ATCBigE]

This is one of my biggest complaints with rural carriers. When I was state prez and then when I ran for national, the blowback from my contentions that ALL routes should be provided a RHD vehicle. I almost got ran out of my state because people liked their AC and providing their own vehicle. Most were women who's husbands did the repairs or had local shops that would stop everything to work on their cars. That was 30 years ago. And the union kept the same incentive for buying a RHD for almost those 30 years.

Yep then bragged about the 150 or 200% increase in the contract. If you had kept up with things, the incentive would be wayyyyyy higher.

I mean 28 months end of week I will be without a sub.... POV WITH EXTREME GOOD ROADS. 84 miles and about 20 miles on state highway, YET I can't get a sub. Stuck driving a couple converted cars and 2 LHD cars.

 

[psd181]

Yep then bragged about the 150 or 200% increase in the contract. If you had kept up with things, the incentive would be wayyyyyy higher.

I mean 28 months end of week I will be without a sub.... POV WITH EXTREME GOOD ROADS. 84 miles and about 20 miles on state highway, YET I can't get a sub. Stuck driving a couple converted cars and 2 LHD cars.

Yes, they were offering LLV's for $12,000 for rural carriers and giving $1000 incentive. I have always wondered since Grumman was able to build extras for rural carriers, why didn't the PS go ahead and buy extras for the future?

 

[psd181]

If brand new LLV's offered for rural carriers in 94 and price was $12k and get 1000 back, then the incentive should be at least $4000 towards purchase of new RHD now.

 

[damifiknow]

we have a carrier that sits on the left and leans over to deliver the mail, is that safe i reported it and was told to mind my own business

 

[Sunofa]

we have a carrier that sits on the left and leans over to deliver the mail, is that safe i reported it and was told to mind my own business

That is very common.