The angry thread

[scottmitchell74]

My daughter got hit by a bloke on one of those stupid e bikes this morning. She's ok apparently but knocked around with a lot of bark off.

Bloody things ought to be banned. At the very least, much tighter regulation. As far as I see it, they are a motor vehicle and should be on the road.

Sorry to hear and absolutely! They should be off sidewalks and on roads as a vehicle. 

[Newportnobby]

Royal Mail    
15 days for a 1st class letter to travel less than 75 miles.
Nothing more to say!!!

Knowing RM, it's probably travelled at least 350 miles

[thebrighton]

Being a retired postie I still chat with a number of my old colleagues that are still gainfully employed by RM.

A sorry tale they tell. Nowhere near enough staff and far too many parcels to deliver. Managers telling them to do what they can whilst knowing it won't all be delivered and moral at rock bottom so many posties have given up and do the minimum they can get away with as no once cares.

A sad demise of a company I once enjoyed working for.

[EtchedPixels]

Yep was talking with one of ours - gets 200 big parcels (not letters) to shift. Never possible to deliver them all in the shift, sometimes doesn't even get to the post office on the round before it shuts so all the "parcelpoint" items get sent back to the depot.

Sooner it collapses and has to be nationalised the better.

[EtchedPixels]

Sorry to hear and absolutely! They should be off sidewalks and on roads as a vehicle.

UK ebikes are only allowed on cycle paths / lanes and roads. Doesn't entirely fix the problem because in many places you'd need a deathwish to dare to cycle on the road not the pavement and there are no where near enough cycle routes.