▲ 1195 ▼ I'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.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (5 children) other countries deliver most things using motorbikes, it always sounded ridiculous to me to use a car to deliver food permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 25 points 1 year ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago Most food deliveries in NYC happen on two wheels. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nicer in the winter to use a car. And depending on the type of service, these might otherwise be used as personal cars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scrion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your personal car doesn't make 50 deliveries in a day though, so that equation won't work out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago To be fair, most drivers have multiple ongoing deliveries (and space for them). So it's not quite one car per burrito permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 25 points 1 year ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago Most food deliveries in NYC happen on two wheels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nicer in the winter to use a car. And depending on the type of service, these might otherwise be used as personal cars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scrion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your personal car doesn't make 50 deliveries in a day though, so that equation won't work out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scrion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your personal car doesn't make 50 deliveries in a day though, so that equation won't work out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago To be fair, most drivers have multiple ongoing deliveries (and space for them). So it's not quite one car per burrito permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
