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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 638693" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>Fault and avoidability are 2 different things. If I am hit while parked, I am clearly not at fault, but did I do everything to avoid it like: parking so that I am harder to hit; tapping the horn when parked; seeing an occupied car, with the driver yakking on his/her cell phone and as I walk by, tapping on their window and pointing to my truck.</p><p></p><p>for parking on the street: did I park directly across from a driveway?? If so and I am hit, I would say that was easily avoidable, but I am clearly not at fault.</p><p></p><p>I think that if we spent as much energy focusing on doing the job safe as we do bitching about avoidable/unavoidable, we probably would not have nearly as many incidents.</p><p></p><p>I also think that our work ethic gets in the way of doing it the way UPS wants us to. How many times has someone driven in a suburban driveway to 'save time' and hit a basketball hoop???</p><p></p><p>The fact of the matter is that accidents cost money. If we want to see decent raises in the next contract, it will be alot easier to get them if we reduce accidents. The company has to be profitable, if it is not, we will be looking for another line of work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 638693, member: 13921"] Fault and avoidability are 2 different things. If I am hit while parked, I am clearly not at fault, but did I do everything to avoid it like: parking so that I am harder to hit; tapping the horn when parked; seeing an occupied car, with the driver yakking on his/her cell phone and as I walk by, tapping on their window and pointing to my truck. for parking on the street: did I park directly across from a driveway?? If so and I am hit, I would say that was easily avoidable, but I am clearly not at fault. I think that if we spent as much energy focusing on doing the job safe as we do bitching about avoidable/unavoidable, we probably would not have nearly as many incidents. I also think that our work ethic gets in the way of doing it the way UPS wants us to. How many times has someone driven in a suburban driveway to 'save time' and hit a basketball hoop??? The fact of the matter is that accidents cost money. If we want to see decent raises in the next contract, it will be alot easier to get them if we reduce accidents. The company has to be profitable, if it is not, we will be looking for another line of work. [/QUOTE]
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