Well I'm not so sure why all of you are complaining about trucks parking in the bike lanes...as far as I'm concerned they are just doing their jobs and need a place to stop...if you were waiting for a package to be delivered you would be complaining that he was late...where else would you like them to park on the sidewalk? And as for you bikers...I'm not so sure you should be allowed on the road. You guys do a great job of violating the rules...it gives me great pleasure when I see the cops pulling you over because you haven't made a correct stop at a four way stop that being Beverly and College just to name one. So before you decide to criticize, how about starting with yourselves and start following the rules if you want to ride your bikes!!!
I follow the rules. You can follow me around with a cop in tow and try to give me a ticket, if you feel like it.
There are plenty of places where motor vehicles can park. The drivers of these things are just too lazy to drive to them and walk a few extra feet. Heck, in that photo above there's even a "Park Here" sign.
And perhaps for congested places like the city core, where parking might be a bit more difficult to find, they should consider delivering packages by human power (walking and cycling) instead.
When finding delivery company trucks in bike lanes, note the truck number or plate number, date, time and location, call the companies customer service number, and complain about it. Customer service will forward the complaint to the appropriate area manager. Because you supplied the vehicle number, it's easy to figure out who was driving it that day, one complaint may not get much action, several complaints a week about the same driver, and managers get unhappy about that.
One thing with courier companies though, drivers are pressured to do so many deliveries and pickups an hour, and the number is usually more then is reasonable, so they need to shave seconds here and there. I've done deliveries for a courier company, so I know how it works.
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Posted on Sun, Jul 22 2007 at 09:02 AM
Well I'm not so sure why all of you are complaining about trucks parking in the bike lanes...as far as I'm concerned they are just doing their jobs and need a place to stop...if you were waiting for a package to be delivered you would be complaining that he was late...where else would you like them to park on the sidewalk? And as for you bikers...I'm not so sure you should be allowed on the road. You guys do a great job of violating the rules...it gives me great pleasure when I see the cops pulling you over because you haven't made a correct stop at a four way stop that being Beverly and College just to name one. So before you decide to criticize, how about starting with yourselves and start following the rules if you want to ride your bikes!!!
Posted on Mon, Jul 23 2007 at 04:37 PM
I follow the rules. You can follow me around with a cop in tow and try to give me a ticket, if you feel like it.
There are plenty of places where motor vehicles can park. The drivers of these things are just too lazy to drive to them and walk a few extra feet. Heck, in that photo above there's even a "Park Here" sign.
And perhaps for congested places like the city core, where parking might be a bit more difficult to find, they should consider delivering packages by human power (walking and cycling) instead.
Posted on Sun, May 18 2008 at 08:48 PM
When finding delivery company trucks in bike lanes, note the truck number or plate number, date, time and location, call the companies customer service number, and complain about it. Customer service will forward the complaint to the appropriate area manager. Because you supplied the vehicle number, it's easy to figure out who was driving it that day, one complaint may not get much action, several complaints a week about the same driver, and managers get unhappy about that.
One thing with courier companies though, drivers are pressured to do so many deliveries and pickups an hour, and the number is usually more then is reasonable, so they need to shave seconds here and there. I've done deliveries for a courier company, so I know how it works.