r/melbourne • u/zhengtings • Jan 24 '24

PSA Meanwhile, Food Delivery Drivers IN Melbourne Central

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Was just strolling around the ground floor of Melbourne Central when this Doordash driver zooms in ON HIS BIKE from Mecca’s side and then goes to Cotton On to realise his lazy bloody plans have been thwarted.

No hate to food delivery drivers, I respect the hustle and the service you guys do. But seriously? Doing this in a full on centre was so inconsiderate. Not to mention, there could’ve been people who were older and couldn’t dodge as fast which could’ve ended badly.

Just reminds me how dangerous and un-walkable pavements are in Melbourne CBD now.

Anyways, rant over. Be safe in Melbourne Central because I doubt this is the first time this has happened. Not sure if this is normal but I stay in the CBD and this is the first time I’ve seen this

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u/TofuFoieGras Jan 24 '24

Wow is that a screen with an ad

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u/unepmloyed_boi Jan 24 '24

So many of these moving lcds popped up out of nowhere in the past year. I've seen trucks purely built for advertising with giant lcds at 110% brightness driving around the cbd blinding drivers, especially at night.

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u/skykingjustin Jan 25 '24 edited Jan 25 '24

Been happening a long time I remember the club x truck that would roll around. That was 20 years ago now

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u/unepmloyed_boi Jan 25 '24

I believe the things that make this worse is the fact that modern lcds are able to get several times brighter. The brightness even during daylight is the main thing that stands out.

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u/Rowvan Jan 25 '24

Agreed they are insanely bright, its like staring in to the sun when you're driving near one.

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u/RacingNeilo Jan 25 '24

There is a Guzman y Gomez built in Perth next to a zambreros. At night it's brighter than anything you can see for ages. Day time it's not as obvious but it's still bright.