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<blockquote data-quote="Dustyroads" data-source="post: 685719" data-attributes="member: 22610"><p>About 30 years ago I learned a good lesson about UPS and accidents. I was a new driver, and I had this buddy who had been at ups for 5 years at that time, and I looked up to him as my mentor. Well, it was two days before his 5 year safe driving anniversary. It was a dark night in October, and he was returning to the building, going down a one way street, and as he passed through an intersection, a Mercedes sedan, estimated to be traveling at 75 mph in a 30 mph zone, sped through the intersection, didn't stop at the stop sign and struck my buddy's package car behind the back wheels on the passenger side. The Mercedes driver was ticketed for speeding, failure to yield and driving while intoxicated. Our driver was not cited. UPS charged my buddy with the accident and sent his 5 year gold watch, which was on the center manager's desk, back. UPS, however, also collected a bundle from the insurance of the drunken Mercedes driver for the damage to the package car. Somehow, the Mercedes drunk found out that UPS was "charging" the driver, and used that as a defense in his trial. Of course, whether UPS "charged" their driver meant nothing to the judge, and the guy went to jail.</p><p> </p><p>The lesson I learned, was, there is no fairness in UPS's investigation of an accident. Take care of yourself, drive safe, be on top of your game every second you are behind the wheel, because no one will stand behind you, except the union, if an accident happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dustyroads, post: 685719, member: 22610"] About 30 years ago I learned a good lesson about UPS and accidents. I was a new driver, and I had this buddy who had been at ups for 5 years at that time, and I looked up to him as my mentor. Well, it was two days before his 5 year safe driving anniversary. It was a dark night in October, and he was returning to the building, going down a one way street, and as he passed through an intersection, a Mercedes sedan, estimated to be traveling at 75 mph in a 30 mph zone, sped through the intersection, didn't stop at the stop sign and struck my buddy's package car behind the back wheels on the passenger side. The Mercedes driver was ticketed for speeding, failure to yield and driving while intoxicated. Our driver was not cited. UPS charged my buddy with the accident and sent his 5 year gold watch, which was on the center manager's desk, back. UPS, however, also collected a bundle from the insurance of the drunken Mercedes driver for the damage to the package car. Somehow, the Mercedes drunk found out that UPS was "charging" the driver, and used that as a defense in his trial. Of course, whether UPS "charged" their driver meant nothing to the judge, and the guy went to jail. The lesson I learned, was, there is no fairness in UPS's investigation of an accident. Take care of yourself, drive safe, be on top of your game every second you are behind the wheel, because no one will stand behind you, except the union, if an accident happens. [/QUOTE]
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