Comments on: Scott Signs Evers’ Bill, Unbuckles Seat Belts For Rural Letter Carriers http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/scott-signs-evers-bill-unbuckles-seat-belts-for-rural-letter-carriers Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robby Drescher http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/scott-signs-evers-bill-unbuckles-seat-belts-for-rural-letter-carriers/comment-page-1#comment-299313 Robby Drescher Mon, 25 May 2015 00:02:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216927#comment-299313 According to my state representative, this is modeled after the same exemptions that apply to FedEx and UPS. It puts them all on the same footing. According to my state representative, this is modeled after the same exemptions that apply to FedEx and UPS. It puts them all on the same footing.

]]> By: cliff cox http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/scott-signs-evers-bill-unbuckles-seat-belts-for-rural-letter-carriers/comment-page-1#comment-299310 cliff cox Sun, 24 May 2015 20:16:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216927#comment-299310 The point of this bill was not to encourage rural carriers from not wearing their seatbelt while delivering, it is to exempt them from being ticketed while performing their duties. In many other states this law already existed. Even in Florida garbage collectors, newspaper delivery, etc. Already are exempt....just not carriers that are required by the Postal service to use their own left hand drive vehicle to deliver the mail. The danger lies solely on the usps. As long as they require carriers to adapt to driving utilizing their own vehicles then the carrier should not be penalized for having to adapt to do so. Postal regulations require them to utilize their seatbelt when traveling to and from their delivery area. The point of this bill was not to encourage rural carriers from not wearing their seatbelt while delivering, it is to exempt them from being ticketed while performing their duties. In many other states this law already existed. Even in Florida garbage collectors, newspaper delivery, etc. Already are exempt….just not carriers that are required by the Postal service to use their own left hand drive vehicle to deliver the mail.

The danger lies solely on the usps. As long as they require carriers to adapt to driving utilizing their own vehicles then the carrier should not be penalized for having to adapt to do so.

Postal regulations require them to utilize their seatbelt when traveling to and from their delivery area.

]]> By: Really??? http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/scott-signs-evers-bill-unbuckles-seat-belts-for-rural-letter-carriers/comment-page-1#comment-299268 Really??? Sat, 23 May 2015 22:07:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=216927#comment-299268 This makes about as much sense as allowing motorcyclist ride without helmets. This makes about as much sense as allowing motorcyclist ride without helmets.

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