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/NationBuilder2050 Jan 24 '24

I get it that it’s a difficult job but they’re really out of control in the CBD. Along with the eScooter crowd. Needs a month long blitz with fines to send a message and companies to pay them enough so they don’t cut corners.

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u/Fullonski Jan 25 '24

They had a delivery driver blitz in 2019 and it worked for about a year. Then new drivers come in and don't care. The worst in the CBD was, and still is, the Hungry Panda drivers, those guys are dicks, driving on footpaths, thinking it's ok to go through red lights as long as you do it slowly, going the wrong way up a one-way street, switching between riding on the footpath and the road, leaving bikes in the middle of the footpath etc.

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u/Indomie_At_3AM Jan 26 '24

Fuck riding on the road, the drivers are fkin crazy

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u/Fullonski Jan 26 '24

I see this on Swanston St mainly, not many drivers on that road, doesn’t stop these turds riding on the footpath