Amazon Driver Training Required

[Alaska Country]

Guess it time for the installation of backup cameras in Amazon delivery vans. Bet that there are additional Amazon driving examples by other forum members.

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Original video export from BI reduced from 80 megs to 3 megs, sharpened, color corrected and cropped in Shutter Encoder.

 

[TonyR]

Guess it time for the installation of backup cameras in Amazon delivery vans.

You mean it doesn't already have a backup camera?
If so, either it's not working or he/she's not using it correctly.

Either way, they need training...how to use it and what to do if it's NOT!

 

[d5775927]

Looks like Amazon preferred to invest in a strong rear bumper instead of installing parking/reverse sensors.

 

[Alaska Country]

You mean it doesn't already have a backup camera?
If so, either it's not working or he/she's not using it correctly.

Good catch. Hopefully it is a backup cam. But they are only as good as the person behind the wheel. In this case it is a he. Perhaps a recent hire to boot.

The license plate is easy to read. Interesting that it is licensed in Nevada and not Alaska.

 

[TonyR]

. Interesting that it is licensed in Nevada and not Alaska.

Likely leased, as many high mileage commercial cars and trucks are.
When I managed a northern CA office for a traffic signal maintenance co. for 4 years my '75 Ford Granada they gave me to drive was leased from a CT corp.

 

[TonyR]

I think numbnut's issue started when how he parked to make the delivery. I can't say for sure but if you look at the beginning of YOUR clip you may have more that negates this but what WE see he may have parked with his ass in the road. So when he saw the car coming he got in a hurry and backed up instead of waiting for the car to pass. This may have affected how cautious and observant he was....only he and the Lord knows.

I live on a rural road with little traffic but still it never ceases to amaze me how often people, even locals, will stop dead in the middle of the road, make a phone call, get out and rummage through the bed of their truck, better tiedown a load that should have been done BEFORE they drove off, etc. and then act annoyed when you come up behind them and can't get by unless they move so YOU CAN DRIVE ON A ROAD AS IT WAS DESIGNED FOR SINCE IT'S NOT A PARKING LOT! It happens a lot, unfortunately.

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[CanCuba]

Dolts. If I have time, I'll upload a clip of a front-end loader taking out an ugly bush in front of my place a couple weeks ago.

No tears from me as it was the excuse I needed to get ride of it. Hated it but the neighbour planted it.

 

[Alaska Country]

I think numbnut's issue started when how he parked to make the delivery. I can't say for sure but if you look at the beginning of YOUR clip you may have more that negates this but what WE see he may have parked with his ass in the road.

This is from the 180 cam substream providing a better overview.

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[wittaj]

Have you sent this to Amazon yet?

 

[Alaska Country]

Tried to, but ended up in terminal chat hold!!!

Amazon also does not support mp4 uploads only the standard still image uploads.

Not overly concerned with the post, but it would be great if the driver was contacted and corrective action taken on Amazon's part.

 

[looney2ns]

With the Amazon drivers around here, and watching their driving shenanigans, it's pretty obvious they hire drivers based solely on whether or not they can breathe.
I see stupid out of them about every day.

 

[johnfitz]

All good guys here, but you can't meet em' halfway... they gotta deliver and take a picture... and no, you can't pose

 

[hooram95]

With the Amazon drivers around here, and watching their driving shenanigans, it's pretty obvious they hire drivers based solely on whether or not they can breathe.
I see stupid out of them about every day.

Yeah, I get what you mean, some of the driving you see from them can be pretty wild at times. Feels like they’re always in a rush and safety isn’t exactly the top priority. You end up shaking your head way more often than you’d like.

 

[wittaj]

 

[wittaj]

 

[Old Timer]

She was scared of the rabid dog that was wagging it's tail.

 

[TonyR]

She was scared of the rabid dog that was wagging it's tail.

That's a good indicator probably 95% of the time but not definite. I can tell when I get closer...and the dog can tell if you like or don't like dog or are scared of them too. I love dogs, managed to be around quite a few of them off-leash and on-leash as I worked around street lighting in the suburbs. Haven't been bit since I was an 8 year old. Learned a lot since then.

The on-leash ones can be more unpredictable as they tend to be very protective of the person walking them, likely their owner.

 

[Old Timer]

That's a good indicator probably 95% of the time but not definite. I can tell when I get closer...and the dog can tell if you like or don't like dog or are scared of them too. I love dogs, managed to be around quite a few of them off-leash and on-leash as I worked around street lighting in the suburbs. Haven't been bit since I was an 8 year old. Learned a lot since then.

The on-leash ones can be more unpredictable as they tend to be very protective of the person walking them, likely their owner.

Agreed, you can usually get a good reading on the dog as you come closer and they understand you are not a threat, but friendly.
The worst ones I have found are the abused dogs. Although I have rescued 2 of them now and both are the most loyal dogs I have.
when you get a pack, good luck on reading them even if you can figure out the alpha dog.