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<blockquote data-quote="&#039;Lord Brown&#039;s bidding&#039;" data-source="post: 1037587" data-attributes="member: 32753"><p>I've come to understand that a lot of the new rules are for those who don't know how to "drive" yet. It never ceases to amaze me when my mgmt team reads off at the daily PCM the accidents in the district how many involved backing, hitting overhangs or mailboxes or making tracks in someone's yard (and even occasionally taking out the dog). Would us, the long-time driver do these things? Probably not, but a newbie....shoot, I did some silly things as a newbie. They need to be scared into thinking "backs are BAD; only do it when necessary." They might learn to "get the bigger picture" and walk off dock stops when they can, or backing first when necessary as opposed to parking the car in situations where they'll have to back out upon returning, opening up the possibilities of maybe forgetting what they saw beforehand, or having the scenario change while they are delivering, e.g. a car parks behind them that wasnt there before, and when they throw it in reverse, not yet proficient in the methods of checking their surroundings.....</p><p></p><p>As a more experienced driver, I do what I consider necessary. But I also understand why the backing report is necessary, and why my center manager gets flak for when it's high. So I am grateful for a means by which I can help him out, i.e. reversing in neutral, or using a quick burst of reverse and then coasting the rest of the way. I'll play UPS' game, but I am not making it harder on me in doing so, or making my day longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Lord Brown's bidding', post: 1037587, member: 32753"] I've come to understand that a lot of the new rules are for those who don't know how to "drive" yet. It never ceases to amaze me when my mgmt team reads off at the daily PCM the accidents in the district how many involved backing, hitting overhangs or mailboxes or making tracks in someone's yard (and even occasionally taking out the dog). Would us, the long-time driver do these things? Probably not, but a newbie....shoot, I did some silly things as a newbie. They need to be scared into thinking "backs are BAD; only do it when necessary." They might learn to "get the bigger picture" and walk off dock stops when they can, or backing first when necessary as opposed to parking the car in situations where they'll have to back out upon returning, opening up the possibilities of maybe forgetting what they saw beforehand, or having the scenario change while they are delivering, e.g. a car parks behind them that wasnt there before, and when they throw it in reverse, not yet proficient in the methods of checking their surroundings..... As a more experienced driver, I do what I consider necessary. But I also understand why the backing report is necessary, and why my center manager gets flak for when it's high. So I am grateful for a means by which I can help him out, i.e. reversing in neutral, or using a quick burst of reverse and then coasting the rest of the way. I'll play UPS' game, but I am not making it harder on me in doing so, or making my day longer. [/QUOTE]
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