destructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoI've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square364linkfedilinkarrow-up11.23Karrow-down158file-text
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageI've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them.lemmy.worlddestructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square364linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·5 days agoother countries deliver most things using motorbikes, it always sounded ridiculous to me to use a car to deliver food
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·5 days agoOOP has no idea what they’re talking about, in NYC too all food deliveries come by bike, and in the large majority of cases it’s an ebike
minus-squaremagic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoMost food deliveries in NYC happen on two wheels.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·5 days agoNicer in the winter to use a car. And depending on the type of service, these might otherwise be used as personal cars
minus-squarescrion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoYour personal car doesn’t make 50 deliveries in a day though, so that equation won’t work out.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·5 days ago?? I’m talking about the delivery people owning those cars and using them as personal cars after work, so they’re not being bought just for deliveries
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoits also expensive, if you calculate the maintenance /insurance and gas into your vehicles. thats why there isnt more deliveries services for instore shopping outside of a few.
minus-squaremorrowind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoTo be fair, most drivers have multiple ongoing deliveries (and space for them). So it’s not quite one car per burrito
other countries deliver most things using motorbikes, it always sounded ridiculous to me to use a car to deliver food
OOP has no idea what they’re talking about, in NYC too all food deliveries come by bike, and in the large majority of cases it’s an ebike
Most food deliveries in NYC happen on two wheels.
Nicer in the winter to use a car. And depending on the type of service, these might otherwise be used as personal cars
Your personal car doesn’t make 50 deliveries in a day though, so that equation won’t work out.
?? I’m talking about the delivery people owning those cars and using them as personal cars after work, so they’re not being bought just for deliveries
its also expensive, if you calculate the maintenance /insurance and gas into your vehicles. thats why there isnt more deliveries services for instore shopping outside of a few.
To be fair, most drivers have multiple ongoing deliveries (and space for them). So it’s not quite one car per burrito