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'HE' helps those who help themselves.
Someday you will learn from experience. It's gonna take some years under your belt though
'HE' helps those who help themselves.
No, it stands for Unlimited Parking Spots.Doesn't ups stand for you park stupid??
but we are ups isn't it all about us??This Madera guy is absolutely right. According to UPS and State Laws you can not park your package in fire lanes, no parking zones, handicap, etc. What if one of your children were injured in the store and a UPS package car was blocking close access to treat them. And all this so your sup. won't harrass you. If you are hit by another vehicle while your car is illegally parked, UPS will charge you with an avoidable accident. Wake up people!
This Madera guy is absolutely right. According to UPS and State Laws you can not park your package in fire lanes, no parking zones, handicap, etc. What if one of your children were injured in the store and a UPS package car was blocking close access to treat them. And all this so your sup. won't harrass you. If you are hit by another vehicle while your car is illegally parked, UPS will charge you with an avoidable accident. Wake up people!
I've got a news flash for you; If we get hit by another vehicle, UPS will "charge" us with an "avoidable" accident no matter how or where we were parked. Legal, illegal, safe, unsafe.... it doesnt matter any more, so there isnt any point in worrying about it.
I get what you are saying about illegal parking, but I must point out that the intent of most parking rules is to prevent unattended vehicles from being a safety hazard. There is a big difference between "illegally" parking in order to spend 45 seconds in the store delivering a package vs. illegally parking in order to spend an hour in the store shopping for clothes.
I can only assume you apply this logic to other laws that are designed to keep you and others safe. I have been a UPS driver since the 80's and only in last 3 years have I followed all written policies and laws to the "T". Its been the best stress free years of my career.
I dont personally deliver in a major metro area but I know drivers who do, and for them double parking is simply a fact of life and the company pays thousands of $$ per year as part of the cost of doing business.
Bravo Sober! We have certain areas in a few of our towns that we deliver to where it is all but impossible to deliver without somehow breaking a law. There are 2 areas in particular (2 different towns) that are high in tourist traffic and there is rarely ever any parking available so we have to double park. It's not just UPS, it's Fedex and local freight companies as well. Our local PD's know this. They understand that we are only going to be a few seconds. They don't give us a hard time about it.I'm glad that it is working for you, and about 99% of the time that is what I do also. The other 1% of the time I allow my actions to be guided by logic and common sense. If that makes me a "lawbreaker" or a "bad employee" then so be it.
I dont personally deliver in a major metro area but I know drivers who do, and for them double parking is simply a fact of life and the company pays thousands of $$ per year as part of the cost of doing business.