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Your rural mail carrier selected the vehicle based on a known defined mailbox height.

• maxerickson 6y ago
  Yes, that was my point, they were able to buy an (apparently) suitable vehicle 'off the shelf'.
  • pixl97 6y ago
    And those jeeps had generally terrible visibility. You're making a lot of statements with little to no data, nor even research on to why they would want to improve.
    • maxerickson 6y ago
      I disagree. I made 1 statement saying that requirements aren't explanations, 1 statement that I observed a rural carrier use a jeep for years, and then a statement that jeeps are in fact commercially available. I would certainly expect a jeep with a mirror bolted on the traffic side to have better rear and side visibility than something with no glass in the back, so go ahead and hang your hat on visibility if you want.
  • kube-system 6y ago
    Modified jeeps are the best you can get without the leverage of being able to write 9 digit contracts. That doesn't make them ideal. Aftermarket RHD modified vehicles have a lot of issues, like being able to see the gauges, the ability to operate all of the ancillary controls, interference with factory safety equipment, poor ergonomics, etc. https://www.postalthings.com/images/MailTrays/KiaMailTray.jpg https://www.postalthings.com/images/MailTrays/KiaMailTray.jp...