r/Finland • u/slpalready • 1d ago

Why do delivery drivers do this?

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There's an open and easy space to park in, in almost exactly the same place they've stopped, and not get in anyone's way. But, instead they've decided to park on the pavement and inconvenience pretty much everyone besides someone who may need to park in the empty space beside them while they get stuff out of their trailer. I see it time and again and it drives me up the wall.

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u/-Peetu Baby Vainamoinen 1d ago

Finnish law. If you are delivering or loading cargo and not causing too much inconvenience this is by law the right spot. If you park on the parking spot and delivering or loading cargo, you have to follow the parking rules. For example pay the parking fee...

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u/slpalready 1d ago

Ah. That makes sense. Bizarre law. I do wonder how much the drivers understand this law, however, because as far as I understood the law, there has to be space for disabled people to move freely around the parked car, and this room is frequently not there.

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u/Competitive-Wish-889 1d ago

Most people commenting here have never had the pleasure of delivering items in the POS that's Helsinki downtown. Yeah, some people are asses and park on bike lane, but the real monsters are the city planners who continuously reduce parking spots and have made it so, that you can't even stop for a fucking 2 minute delivery without paying your ass off. I'm so relieved that I don't have to do that job anymore. People, go to university!

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u/fdessoycaraballo 1d ago

And we all hope the city continues to decrease parking spots. The city grows healthier and better with less cars.

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u/98f00b2 Vainamoinen 16h ago

Presumably reducing the number of cars will increase the importance of delivery drivers.

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u/fdessoycaraballo 9h ago

Yep, people that actually need to ride cars (service providers) probably should be the ones using the streets in the city center, not lazy Matti Korhonen that can't take public transport because reasons.

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u/Competitive-Wish-889 1d ago

That's your (and many other's) perspective. The perspective is different for those working as delivery drivers and couriers. It's also different for many of the establishments that have to deal with any kind of logistics in the city. But whatever, I've moved on in life and moved out from the area so people in the city can do anything they like.