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Old 12-21-13 | 02:56 PM
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I had to slam on my brakes to avoid getting hit by a USPS truck that blatantly ran a solid red. However my friend had an interesting confrontation with a USPS driver. He was riding on the right of the road and a USPS truck almost right hooked him. He yelled at the driver to watch out. Driver pulled, over got out and proceeded to curse him out. He called the USPS customer service number and despite knowing the exact time, intersection, description of the driver and type of truck was told that since he didn't catch the trucks serial number they would look into but can't promise to do anything. We wait with bated breath for prompt disciplinary action to be taken. Seriously how hard would it be to track that driver down and explain to him how he needs to behave in public? USPS trucks are known for being aggressive in my area apparently the drivers are pushed to get mail delivered as fast as possible damn the cyclists and pedestrians. OT: You'd think with such haste that the mail would always be delivered promptly by the expected delivery date and not show up whenever the driver chooses to throw it at my door. Also this is the worst time of the year from them to loose a ****ing package!

UPS drivers and FedEx drivers are safer but block bike lanes all the time. At least UPS drivers occasionally apologize for it plus my guy always holds the door for me when he sees me coming out of my apartment with my bike can't be too mad.

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