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That solution would lead to replacing the trucks that are full of packages making relatively few trips, with everyone getting into their own vehicles to collect packages from the “packages office.”
This would lead to increased congestion, more resources being used, increased wear on the roads, more traffic accidents, etc. The paid drivers can be monitored to be complying with the laws while individuals drive like the assholes they tend to be anyway.
This is a horrible solution IMHO that would lead to way more problems than it solves.
Already commented above, but the USPS brings better than half my Amazon stuff. And he's driving by every day no matter what.
I know it's hip to hate on Bezos and Amazon, but the company is nothing if not wildly efficient.
You are assumuing everyone has vehicles, which is definetly not true.
Assuming they did not walk for 5-10 minutes.
You're assuming that everyone would have a "packages office" within 5-10 minutes walking distance. While I'm sure that could be or already is the case for many people, there are lots of parts of the world where that simply would not work. Even in the US, the rural areas are spread out so much that everyone in those areas would likely need to drive, especially if they had larger packages. Large packages are also their own issue. Nobody wants to carry a huge box for a mile or more. You also have plenty of people who don't have the time or physical ability to do that. As much as I'm not a fan of Amazon, they really do seem to be operating (mostly) as efficiently as they can.
You don't have to carry when you have grandma option:
People are not inherently bad drivers. Also, this solution wouldn't necessarily create more traffic. People can pick up their package after work, or after they drop the kids of at school, or when they're doing groceries. I wouldn't expect many people making the trip for the single purpose of picking up a package
People aren't born good drivers either
People are inherently bad drivers tho.