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<blockquote data-quote="RoyalFlush" data-source="post: 709102" data-attributes="member: 27311"><p>If the vehicle meets legal requirements and there is no cost advantage to add seat belts or modify the seats it's a pretty sure bet that UPS is not going to retrofit their vehicles (same concept as the building heat issue). In my experience I have not seen or heard of many injuries caused by the lack of a tall back seat or a three point seat belt. In most cases of accidents involving UPS vehicles the UPS vehicle comes out the winner - meaning the other vehicle sustains most of the damage and the other driver is much more likely to be injured. UPS trucks are built like tanks. At a cost of $1000 each, it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 million to retrofit all the older vehicles. Unless you can demonstrate how spending $25 million is going to save more than $25m, I don't see it having a chance. Even if every seat and seat belt were properly retrofitted the legal liability is huge, especially when the ambulance chasing lawyers see the Big Brown deep pockets. </p><p> </p><p>Good luck in your quest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoyalFlush, post: 709102, member: 27311"] If the vehicle meets legal requirements and there is no cost advantage to add seat belts or modify the seats it's a pretty sure bet that UPS is not going to retrofit their vehicles (same concept as the building heat issue). In my experience I have not seen or heard of many injuries caused by the lack of a tall back seat or a three point seat belt. In most cases of accidents involving UPS vehicles the UPS vehicle comes out the winner - meaning the other vehicle sustains most of the damage and the other driver is much more likely to be injured. UPS trucks are built like tanks. At a cost of $1000 each, it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 million to retrofit all the older vehicles. Unless you can demonstrate how spending $25 million is going to save more than $25m, I don't see it having a chance. Even if every seat and seat belt were properly retrofitted the legal liability is huge, especially when the ambulance chasing lawyers see the Big Brown deep pockets. Good luck in your quest. [/QUOTE]
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