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Originally Posted by Thymeclock
"Hate"? I am simply critical of their practice of parking their trucks in the middle of the street.
You have an odd definition of what "hate" is. 
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I'd like to hear a better rationalization for them not wanting to park at the curb |
UPS does seem to get your blood pressure up Thyme. Frankly if the UPS guys park for thirty seconds in the street and it gets my packages to me faster I'm all for it.
I can come up with at least four explanations better than not wearing out the steering:
- They don't want to get blocked in
- It's simply faster to drive up, deliver the package and drive off rather than having to park or steer around cars
- The drivers may be tired and pulling the truck to the curb a hundred times a day is hard work.
- 30 seconds saved on each of 100 deliveries is nearly an hour sooner they can go home.
It's Occam's Razor, Thyme - the simplest explanation is almost always the correct one, and a secret corporate rule not to turn the steering wheel to save wear on the steering is a complex explanation involving lawyers, accountants, managers and executives. My theory is that is simply faster.
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Sean T, that left turn guidance you posted makes a lot of sense over a rule to never make a left turn.