brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I have many strip malls and businesses on my area. If I do park behind a car I make sure no one is in it. I'll walk a few more steps to avoid the hit.
Driver Hits My BF's Truck in Parking Lot...Should he be blamed
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Its the old lady two slots down that backs up into your front end you can't do anything about. Should have expected her to come out of the hair salon in the 1.5 minutes you were delivering to the bakery next door.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
avoidable accident but the woman is at fault, imo
Just Numbers
Retired
I would think a steward would not put himself in a position that might be deemed as sexual harrasment.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
Its all a numbers game.
Management has a quota of warning letters that they are required to generate on a monthly basis, so it doesnt matter whether an "accident" was truly "avoidable" or not; if they cant find a legitimate reason to blame the driver for the accident they will simply make one up and rubber-stamp the warning letter anyway. We arent contractually entitled to safe driving awards or recognition, so there isnt anything to grieve. Once the progressive discipline gets to the point of a suspension, we can then file a grievance and continue working while the case is being heard. No one is ever going have a suspension or termination upheld based upon being hit while parked; the entire process is nothing more than an excercise in job justification, warning letter generation and hot air spewage for the management people involved.
Management has a quota of warning letters that they are required to generate on a monthly basis, so it doesnt matter whether an "accident" was truly "avoidable" or not; if they cant find a legitimate reason to blame the driver for the accident they will simply make one up and rubber-stamp the warning letter anyway. We arent contractually entitled to safe driving awards or recognition, so there isnt anything to grieve. Once the progressive discipline gets to the point of a suspension, we can then file a grievance and continue working while the case is being heard. No one is ever going have a suspension or termination upheld based upon being hit while parked; the entire process is nothing more than an excercise in job justification, warning letter generation and hot air spewage for the management people involved.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
It's funny---you can take a few days off from BC and come back to yet another replay of the Soberups conspiracy theory.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
My center manager has already told me "Every accident is avoidable because there is always something that could have been changed to prevent it". At least he is truthful.
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talkingtalking01
Guest
It was CRV I said that at first assuming it was a small vehicle but now I see why he got out of the way. He would have been smashed
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talkingtalking01
Guest
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
It was your Boyfriends mothers fault,,she gave birth to him , causing this problem for poor UPS !!
Hroller
Well-Known Member
I'd blame the father....you know...he was the one who....well you know.
Dracula
Package Car is cake compared to this...
No matter what happens in this situation, you will always be wrong. Want proof? Simple. If a supervisor is riding with you on a performance ride, where do you think he will tell you to park? That's right, he will say, "No, park as close as possible, even if you are blocking cars in a parking lot." I've been in more than one argument with sups about this very situation. He would say, "You need to park closer." "No," I would say, "I need to park SAFE, not close." Bickering ensues. But all you have to do is point out that other drivers have been charged with accidents when parking that close to other vehicles. They, of course, will still argue, but that's just too damn bad.
I can't remember what the argument was, but it had to do with something unreasonable being blamed on me. So I asked my driver sup, "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, is it still the driver's fault?" He didn't get the joke...
I can't remember what the argument was, but it had to do with something unreasonable being blamed on me. So I asked my driver sup, "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, is it still the driver's fault?" He didn't get the joke...
Are there any laws that constitute a person being able to hit a parked car regardless of location? I don't think so. If the moving vehicle strikes a parked car, its 100% the fault of the driver of the moving vehicle, even if the car is parked on the highway. At least that's in RI. (Brother has been a cop for 25 years) In UPS world, there is a fine line between "fault" and "avoidability". Was your bf cited at the scene by the officer?
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talkingtalking01
Guest
No he wasn't cited but he did say he was parked illegally. He has a police report (guessing that is it) only has the woman's name and my bf's name with make and model of car, insurance, address, phone number etc. for both people nothing stating "fault" of any kind or diagram. This is what UPS gave him. There was a check mark of damage that is all I remember. I'm assuming its the union rep who gave it to him. It was in his office box yesterday.
Be sure and notify the woman in the SUV that she can go ahead and and file a lawsuit against UPS for pain and suffering in addition to any injuries she may have suffered, get a top notch personal injury lawyer who specializes in big settlements. Should be a slam dunk seeing as how UPS has already determined that we were at fault, but if necessary your bf can provide a copy of his warning letter as evidence.
Anonymous 10
Guest
It's an Internet forum. I'm not always a steward here. I do this on my free time and members of this forum aren't my members.
Anonymous 10
Guest
So what you are saying is I'm not getting the pic??
Anonymous 10
Guest
The driver should tell the person who hit him insurance that ups found him at fault so that lady could sue ups.
