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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 336638" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>Lifer, I sure hope you are not saying that hitting a fixed object with your mirror is the only way they get broken.</p><p>In 19 years I have my fair share of broken mirrors.</p><p> Once I was driving in a fairly strong wind on a two lane un-divided paved road traveling around 55-60 MPH. I was meeting a semi coming from the opposite direction, the turbulences created by the two trucks passing cause the driver side mirror to fold back into the side of the PC, breaking the mirror. Do you consider that and accident? </p><p> How about a pheasant fling up out of a ditch and hitting the mirror, shattering the mirror and not even moving the bracket. Accident?</p><p> Another time I was driving up a very long driveway at a country delivery, it was dark, tree lined drive on both sides. one of the branches hung down a little farther that most and caught the mirror, I could not see the branch in the darkness. Truly an accident that should have been called in from area?</p><p> I've got a couple of more if ya need em, but I think you have the idea.</p><p></p><p> In my early years I reported to two different sups that I had caught tree branches, breaking the mirrors. Both times I was told to just write them up on the DVIR, not a reportable accident. I've seen CMs watch a driver hit a pole inside the center and turn and walk away to never say a word to the driver. With the center manager and sups telling the drivers that such incidents are not reportable and walking away from seeing things as they happen, is it any wonder how drivers get the ideas we do? Ya know there is something to be said for precedence.</p><p> BTW, none of these instances were done out of a "<strong>willful, wanton malicious damage and destruction of UPS property!"</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong></strong>And even if Sober doesn't see where you are going with that I do. You are using language to start disciplinary actions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 336638, member: 13254"] Lifer, I sure hope you are not saying that hitting a fixed object with your mirror is the only way they get broken. In 19 years I have my fair share of broken mirrors. Once I was driving in a fairly strong wind on a two lane un-divided paved road traveling around 55-60 MPH. I was meeting a semi coming from the opposite direction, the turbulences created by the two trucks passing cause the driver side mirror to fold back into the side of the PC, breaking the mirror. Do you consider that and accident? How about a pheasant fling up out of a ditch and hitting the mirror, shattering the mirror and not even moving the bracket. Accident? Another time I was driving up a very long driveway at a country delivery, it was dark, tree lined drive on both sides. one of the branches hung down a little farther that most and caught the mirror, I could not see the branch in the darkness. Truly an accident that should have been called in from area? I've got a couple of more if ya need em, but I think you have the idea. In my early years I reported to two different sups that I had caught tree branches, breaking the mirrors. Both times I was told to just write them up on the DVIR, not a reportable accident. I've seen CMs watch a driver hit a pole inside the center and turn and walk away to never say a word to the driver. With the center manager and sups telling the drivers that such incidents are not reportable and walking away from seeing things as they happen, is it any wonder how drivers get the ideas we do? Ya know there is something to be said for precedence. BTW, none of these instances were done out of a "[B]willful, wanton malicious damage and destruction of UPS property!" [/B]And even if Sober doesn't see where you are going with that I do. You are using language to start disciplinary actions. [/QUOTE]
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