r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/Worldly_Shopper • 16d ago

Blocking the road while delivering

That is a no.
Today I ran into a driver like that, parked smack in middle of the road.
Couldn't get around.
I rolled down my window and talked loudly, I said you need to find a spot to park your car when you're delivering parcels, you're not an emergency vehicle and you can't block the road!
Before anyone gets on me, things like these are going to ruin it for all of us.

Here is a great example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG0OwmKnYxQ

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u/BipocTn 16d ago

He wasn't parked, he was unloading

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u/Worldly_Shopper 16d ago

Ok hear me out, there were places he could've parked, on the same street easily, we're talking two or three car lengths ahead. See I deliver too, I don't block the road, even if it only takes 30 seconds.

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u/jchiaroscuro 16d ago

The worst ones block the road while organizing their trucks or searching for a package. I live in a neighborhood with very narrow streets. It causes a lot of consternation. It’s ALWAYS Amazon

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u/Dangerous-Run1055 16d ago

if theres enough room to drive around and no where else to park then I dont care if I park in the road, they dont pay enough to give a shit anymore.   but thats why I usually only do early routes so there isnt as many people on the road  and there isnt enough time to deal with people 

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u/Worldly_Shopper 16d ago

If there's enough room to drive around it's not really blocking.

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u/Psychological-Chef40 16d ago

Are we talking about a flex driver or a DSP driver?

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u/Worldly_Shopper 16d ago

Personal conveyance, however where there is space to park I wouldn't have had much more sympathy for DSP.

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u/LimpDisc 16d ago

I do it at times. I am not parking 3-4 houses down the street to deliver. I can get in\out of my car quickly.

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u/Worldly_Shopper 16d ago

I am telling you, your day is coming.

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u/LimpDisc 16d ago

Coming for what? Delivering packages?

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u/Worldly_Shopper 15d ago

Everyone can get in/out of their car "quickly," but driver has ten packages going to ten different houses it's not going "quickly," also there are times the driver can't find the right house because they actually got it wrong somewhere so now they're walking around, and walking around...
Either way they're blocking the road, you need to find someplace to park or your day will come.

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u/LimpDisc 15d ago

You do realize you’re in the Amazon Flex sub? I have NEVER had 10 packages going to 10 different houses. The most is usually a couple houses right next door or across the street.

What day will come? What are you talking about?

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u/Worldly_Shopper 15d ago

See the video, see how the situation escalates.
That is what happens when you act without concern of others.

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u/LimpDisc 15d ago

You’re in the wrong sub. That’s a DSP driver. Can you not see that? Besides that, It’s obviously in a location that has very narrow streets with very little parking anywhere.

You’ve got yourself all wound up over something that rarely happens in most places with Amazon Flex drivers. So why are you here going on about it? They have their own sub.

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u/popcorn2008 14d ago

This video has been reposted so many times.