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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 612278" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>Ofcourse, not any driver of UPS would agree with this (besides the vehicle part), but I'm reading the comments on the Baltimore Sun website.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: teal"><strong>Here is one of them :</strong></span></p><p></p><p>I grew up on Corbett Road much too close to where this accident occurred and have witnessed firsthand the damage that a UPS truck can do. It's hard to believe that it was 20 plus years ago, but while my mother was driving us to school one morning, we were stopped at the York Road/Shawan Road light and a UPS truck going way too fast, plowed into the back of the family station wagon. The car may have been destroyed, but atleast we were lucky and only suffered whip lash. Blinking yellow lights just before the stop light heading southbound on York at this intersection were installed shortly after. </p><p> </p><p>Something needs to be done about UPS. While I have nothing against their delivery service, their training program for drivers and the vehicles that they use, need to be thoroughly investigated. We can't let something like this happen again!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: teal"><strong>Here's another 1:</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>Need to build on Barney's comment. The Sun needs to investigate this as responsible journalists.</p><p> </p><p>As a long time resident of Sparks, we have seen multiple incidents of UPS drivers being reckless and have reported them to UPS on at least one occasion. </p><p> </p><p>Don't let this tragedy go to waste.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: green"><strong>And finally a 3rd:</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>Having been the victim of a "step van" accident anda resident of Northern Balto. County, my prayers go out to the Wheatley family. I have no doubt that most of the UPS drivers are responsible, but if the Baltimore County Police would EVER set up radar on Papermill Road in the morning or evening when the UPS trucks are flying along, maybe those trucks would lighten up on the pedal a little bit. </p><p> </p><p>The "step van" attitude is "Look out, I'm a big guy in a hurry, don't get in may way". There's no incentive for them to take the foot off the pedal when they approach an intersection like most of us would whether we had the right of way or not . . . no incentive except consideration and caution that is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 612278, member: 23950"] Ofcourse, not any driver of UPS would agree with this (besides the vehicle part), but I'm reading the comments on the Baltimore Sun website. [COLOR=teal][B]Here is one of them :[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=teal][/COLOR] I grew up on Corbett Road much too close to where this accident occurred and have witnessed firsthand the damage that a UPS truck can do. It's hard to believe that it was 20 plus years ago, but while my mother was driving us to school one morning, we were stopped at the York Road/Shawan Road light and a UPS truck going way too fast, plowed into the back of the family station wagon. The car may have been destroyed, but atleast we were lucky and only suffered whip lash. Blinking yellow lights just before the stop light heading southbound on York at this intersection were installed shortly after. Something needs to be done about UPS. While I have nothing against their delivery service, their training program for drivers and the vehicles that they use, need to be thoroughly investigated. We can't let something like this happen again! [COLOR=teal][B]Here's another 1:[/B][/COLOR] Need to build on Barney's comment. The Sun needs to investigate this as responsible journalists. As a long time resident of Sparks, we have seen multiple incidents of UPS drivers being reckless and have reported them to UPS on at least one occasion. Don't let this tragedy go to waste. [COLOR=green][B]And finally a 3rd:[/B][/COLOR] Having been the victim of a "step van" accident anda resident of Northern Balto. County, my prayers go out to the Wheatley family. I have no doubt that most of the UPS drivers are responsible, but if the Baltimore County Police would EVER set up radar on Papermill Road in the morning or evening when the UPS trucks are flying along, maybe those trucks would lighten up on the pedal a little bit. The "step van" attitude is "Look out, I'm a big guy in a hurry, don't get in may way". There's no incentive for them to take the foot off the pedal when they approach an intersection like most of us would whether we had the right of way or not . . . no incentive except consideration and caution that is. [/QUOTE]
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