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Delivery driver motorbike/ebike driving standards should be far more thoroughly policed

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LargeDeviation · 21/08/2024 12:39

Over the last week, I have seen:

  1. A delivery driver turn right from a main road into a side street from the wrong side of the road, almost crashing into a car turning left from the side street
  2. Numerous delivery drivers driving on the wrong side of the main road, forcing oncoming traffic to slow down or even emergency brake
  3. Constant undertaking by delivery drivers
  4. Delivery motorbikes exceeding local 20mph/30mph speed limits by a factor of at least 2
  5. An electric bike delivery man riding on the pavement whilst checking his phone and knocking into an elderly gentleman (who was fortunately OK). In general, a lot of ebikes ridden on the pavement
  6. Delivery motorbikes taking up all the parking spaces in loading bays, ignoring all time limits

These are all in an area with large numbers of CCTV cameras, traffic cameras, etc. in London.

If examples were made of a few of these then driving standards amongst delivery motorbikes generally would improve. It would be an easy win for the police as well, the cases are so easy to prove. But it seems like the police and the politicians don't care.

I strongly suspect that many of the drivers don't have legal driving licences. Also, though it isn't immediately relevant to my main concern about driving standards, increased police enforcement/spot checks would also deter informal/under the table subcontracting of Uber Eats/Just Eat/Deliveroo etc accounts by illegal immigrants...

OP posts:
Gogogo12345 · 22/08/2024 14:46

Saschka · 22/08/2024 14:41

That sounds much better - wish ours would do that!

Well in my area there's 2 towns which don't have McDonald's at all. Both have trillions of traffic wardens also ( think 7am Sunday morning don't stop for 2 minutes type)

The 3rd town has 3 McDonald's that deliver. The kitchen on industrial estate. A 2nd one on side of leisure park and 3 rd on a big retail park. All with their own car parks

I wouldn't like to work in London. No chance of stopping anywhere at all in a car to collect orders never mind all the blocks of flats they have. I think that's probably why so many scooters/ebikes there

TooBored1 · 22/08/2024 15:17

The answer is to pay more for the delivery service.

JohnofWessex · 22/08/2024 19:58

TooBored1 · 22/08/2024 15:17

The answer is to pay more for the delivery service.

I suggest that there is a strong argument for setting legally enforceable minimum prices for certain services.

I would also suggest that there should be a higher minimum wage for drivers or anyone who drives as part of their job. It might mean that drivers would be less likley to drive like a twat if they knew losing their licence could lose them a better paid job.

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