Why are several mailboxes placed on one side of the street even though some people would have to cross a hwy?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by admin

In rural areas, why are several mailboxes placed on one side of the street even though some people have to cross a busy highway to get mail?

The mail truck can go past this location once, rather than having to turn around and come back for the mailboxes on the other side.
This cuts the delivery time down considerably.

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5 Responses to Why are several mailboxes placed on one side of the street even though some people would have to cross a hwy?

  1. Chris says:
    December 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    its a lot quicker to deliver the mail that way.
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  2. Tom C says:
    December 20, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    because most mail trucks have right hand drive.
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  3. Bert from Brandon says:
    December 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    The mail truck can go past this location once, rather than having to turn around and come back for the mailboxes on the other side.
    This cuts the delivery time down considerably.
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  4. UCANTCME says:
    December 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    They dont care about you and me they just care about the mail-person that delivers the mail so that they dont have to get out of their mail trucks…….
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  5. oldman49_2000 says:
    December 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Local Postmaster directs which side of the road the box goes on,,,
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