http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUDTPbDhnA&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
Still my favorite...
Those crash reports just show involvement. Not who's at fault... Got any relevant sources?
Wow. I am seriously considering changing the title of this thread to "My Purple is Purpler than your Purple".
This is my fav. FEDEX HIT & RUN VIDEO - YouTube
Wow. I am seriously considering changing the title of this thread to "My Purple is Purpler than your Purple".
You're right. It's ridiculous. My apologies.
I told a manager just the other day that the company wide push for Increased sph and productivity was going to get someone killed. I don't know if that was the cause of this accident or not. The driver could of been reaching for a candy bar or in the middle of a sneeze for all I know. Could happen to any of us . It only takes is a split second. If this did happen because of some idiot telling the courier he wasn't moving fast enough.. Well then shame on management. At the end of the day they're just boxes. No box is worth taking someone's life. I don't know if I could live with myself if I hurt another person over a damn box.
It's the courier's feet that operate the pedals, his hands that turn the wheel, and his brain that coordinates it all. Being told to hurry up by a manager is no excuse to jeopardize the safety of another human being. I'd rather get chewed out for a late package than to get fired for killing someone due to my own carelessness.
Easy to say, hard to do. If you know your job is in jeopardy because you aren't producing enough, a lot of employees are going to succumb to the pressure and cut corners on safety. Sure, it's the courier who operates the vehicle, but it's management who overloads routes, writes OLCCs, and browbeats those who cannot make their numbers. FedEx has a "safety culture" without the safety because they don't practice what they preach.
If you think it's hard to work in a manner that doesn't cause fatal wrecks, you have no business being a courier.
No, management needs to create a working environment that is conducive to safety. That certainly isn't the case right now.
No, management needs to create a working environment that is conducive to safety. That certainly isn't the case right now.
Why? UPS drivers are far more under the gun, but you don't hear them making excuses for safety lapses.
Why? UPS drivers are far more under the gun, but you don't hear them making excuses for safety lapses.