On 03/22/2015 11:31 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
Glen Hoag via EV wrote:
AFAIK, all rural carriers use their own vehicles these days. Around
here, some are still using ex-USPS Jeep DJ-5s, though most have been
replaced by newer vehicles.
Around here, they all switched from private cars to postal vehicles a
good decade ago. There were debates at the time about safety. People
using regular cars had to sit on the passenger's side (to reach the
mail boxes), and drive with only their left hand on the wheel and left
foot to (barely) reach the accelerator and brake. Can't reach the turn
signals, so they weren't used. That led to accidents.
Today, I don't know what the Post Office's policy is nationwide. Does
anyone have a mail carrier that uses their personal car?
Here in central Texas, most or perhaps all carriers use their own cars.
I think all have converted to right drive. One friend has a wife that
is a carrier; I've offered to lend them an EV to try. Route is about 50
miles. She had been using a surplus USPS Jeep. She recently acquired a
used Cherokee that had it's origin in Japan. Apparently Japan outlaws
vehicles before they become well used; many seem to be parted out and/or
exported.
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