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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1787013" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>On my rural route I often have 3 options:</p><p></p><p>1. Block a lane by parking in the road (no shoulder available), walk stop off (assuming it is walkable), and if I get hit while parked they will charge me.</p><p></p><p>2. Back into driveway in order to avoid blocking road and walk stop off (assuming it is walkable). If I hit anything or get stuck while backing, they will charge me. If the homeowner arrives and is forced to block a lane while waiting for me to get out of the way and he gets hit while parked, they will charge me.</p><p></p><p>3. Drive up driveway in order to avoid blocking the road, and if I get stuck/crack a mirror/break a tree limb/leave tire mark on the grass, they will charge me.</p><p></p><p>As drivers, we make decisions in <em>real</em> time and in the <em>real</em> world, based upon whatever information is (or is not) available to us at that moment. If something bad happens, those decisions will be second-guessed by a management person who is employing 20/20 hindsight from behind a desk. If we are lucky, we will be deemed guilty until proven innocent. If we aren't lucky, we will be deemed guilty <em>even after</em> being proven innocent. Concepts such as fairness, common sense and logic play no role in the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1787013, member: 14668"] On my rural route I often have 3 options: 1. Block a lane by parking in the road (no shoulder available), walk stop off (assuming it is walkable), and if I get hit while parked they will charge me. 2. Back into driveway in order to avoid blocking road and walk stop off (assuming it is walkable). If I hit anything or get stuck while backing, they will charge me. If the homeowner arrives and is forced to block a lane while waiting for me to get out of the way and he gets hit while parked, they will charge me. 3. Drive up driveway in order to avoid blocking the road, and if I get stuck/crack a mirror/break a tree limb/leave tire mark on the grass, they will charge me. As drivers, we make decisions in [I]real[/I] time and in the [I]real[/I] world, based upon whatever information is (or is not) available to us at that moment. If something bad happens, those decisions will be second-guessed by a management person who is employing 20/20 hindsight from behind a desk. If we are lucky, we will be deemed guilty until proven innocent. If we aren't lucky, we will be deemed guilty [I]even after[/I] being proven innocent. Concepts such as fairness, common sense and logic play no role in the process. [/QUOTE]
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