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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 507973" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Incorrect.</p><p> </p><p>Industry standard vehicles produced in the 1980's and early 1990's all had 3-point seatbelts and power steering...all <em>except</em> the ones that UPS ordered with these features intentionally deleted.</p><p> </p><p>The 1994 Volvo we bought for our daughter <em>did</em> have all the industry standard safety features that were available at that time. Unlike UPS, we did <em>not</em> order a vehicle from which these features had been intentionally deleted.</p><p> </p><p>No one is saying that UPS should make illegal or unsafe modifications to its vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Replacing the manual steering with power steering using OEM equipment...in a vehicle that was designed <em>from the factory</em> to be so equipped is not illegal or unsafe.</p><p> </p><p>Replacing a 2 point belt with a 3 point belt using OEM equipment...in a vehicle that was <em>designed from the factory</em> with mounting points for such a belt...is not illegal or unsafe. </p><p> </p><p>It does however require an admission on the part of the company that intentionally deleting these options in the first place was a mistake, and that there is more to creating a "safe by choice" workplace than reciting acronyms and commentaries.</p><p> </p><p>Go figure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 507973, member: 14668"] Incorrect. Industry standard vehicles produced in the 1980's and early 1990's all had 3-point seatbelts and power steering...all [I]except[/I] the ones that UPS ordered with these features intentionally deleted. The 1994 Volvo we bought for our daughter [I]did[/I] have all the industry standard safety features that were available at that time. Unlike UPS, we did [I]not[/I] order a vehicle from which these features had been intentionally deleted. No one is saying that UPS should make illegal or unsafe modifications to its vehicles. Replacing the manual steering with power steering using OEM equipment...in a vehicle that was designed [I]from the factory[/I] to be so equipped is not illegal or unsafe. Replacing a 2 point belt with a 3 point belt using OEM equipment...in a vehicle that was [I]designed from the factory[/I] with mounting points for such a belt...is not illegal or unsafe. It does however require an admission on the part of the company that intentionally deleting these options in the first place was a mistake, and that there is more to creating a "safe by choice" workplace than reciting acronyms and commentaries. Go figure. [/QUOTE]
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