WILL USPS BE OUR VALENTINE?

Many of us have wondered what effect it would have on Rush Hour if delivery people would just vanish for awhile. Couldn't hurt, eh? So, when a discusion regarding USPS trucks unfolded in the pages of The Washington Post, I had to chime in. Below is what I sent to the long time traffic maven, Ron Shaffer, AKA, Dr Gridlock.

Dr Gridlock,

Regarding the recent discussion about USPS trucks
during Rush Hour, perhaps a win-win solution is
possible.

The P.O.could use better public relations as well as
some cost cutting.  Why not adjust schedules so that
the trucks are off the streets during Rush Hours and
save fuel? (Not only for the P.O., but for the rest of
us, as well.)

This would result in less cursing at the P.O. by
motorists, of course, but it would also be a blessing
to the legions of office workers who engage in daily
panics to get the mail out before the final pick up.
(The P.O. might even get some of the business that now
goes to the competition.) With a later pick up, some
workers will stay in the office a bit longer, thus
making traffic a little  less gruesome.

Another benefit to us all would be gas savings, and
less dependence on you-know-what.