November 22, around 7:30, a tram crash occurred in MelbourneCBD, a cyclist collided with a tram, and his head was seriously injured.
According to the scene picture, the bicycle driver who collided with the tram was suspected to be a "Melbourne delivery" caterer.
The man was later taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital where head injuries were in critical condition.
A spokesman for the Royal Melbourne Hospital said: "his injuries improved this morning, but his condition is still classified as serious."
At the scene, fire engines and ambulances all rushed:
That night, the train line in downtown Melbourne was severely obstructed and returned to normal around 9 p.m. People living in Melbourne know that trams running in CBD are not very fast, and pedestrians and vehicles are generally seen to slow down and avoid concessions at the right time.
The train collided with the caterer, and the caterer`s injuries were so severe that the bicycle diner was probably not slow and probably in the middle of the tram driver`s visual corner.
To cause such a tragedy.
In fact, with the rise of takeout industry, both domestic and Australian have set off a "take-out frenzy".
Young people between the ages of 18 and 34 are the biggest online takeout consumer, with data showing that they refuse to spend extra social life, dislike eating out more than any group, and at the same time least likely to cook at home, according to a survey of people between the ages of 18 and 34.
However, with the gradual expansion of the take-out industry, the various problems also appear.
Code of conduct for diners
Even the impact on traffic.
It has caused a lot of controversy.
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Riding a bike and wearing a vest is a landmark "landscape" for many takeout companies in Australia, but it is this iconic view that also gives us a lot of safety risks.
On April 28, 2018, according to Australian media 9news, two e-bike couriers were spotted passing through Sydney`s busy high-speed tunnel, where passengers filmed videos and posted them online.
Video footage shows two diners riding their electric bicycles close to the left wall of the tunnel, while the other is staring at the screen of his mobile phone as he drives.
It is understood that the average speed of the vehicle in the tunnel is more than 70 km / h, while the two electric bicycle couriers travel in the tunnel at much slower speeds than other vehicles.
And there is no bicycle lane in the tunnel.
Such behavior and its dangers
"an electric bicycle in a tunnel is like giving people a head," someone commented on facebook.
In Australia, the top speed of an electric bike is 25 kilometers per hour, while the Sydney high-speed tunnel has a standard speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour, and there is no cycle lane.
According to new state regulations, motor vehicles must stay at least 1.5 meters past a bicycle at a speed of more than 60 kilometers per hour. This resulted in passing vehicles being forced to change lanes to ensure safe space for bicycle couriers.
It is reported that two electric bicycles to send diners or face a fine of up to 2200 Australian dollars.
In fact, this is not the first time
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In 2016, a video of a takeout diner riding a bicycle through an 80-kilometer average motor vehicle tunnel sparked debate across Australia.
According to closed-circuit television footage of the Sydney East Shunt (Eastern Distributor) and the cross-city tunnel (Cross City Tunnel), a food delivery company`s takeout staff were willing to illegally access motorways in an effort to save time, according to video footage from Sydney East Shunt (Eastern Distributor) and cross-city tunnel (Cross City Tunnel).
Some of them are retrograde in the rolling traffic, which is frightening. There are also footage of takeout workers entering the tunnel, due to excessive traffic, had to stop on the side of the road to avoid motor vehicles.
You know,
Both tunnels are explicitly prohibited from entering bicycles.
At the same time, there is no dedicated tunnel to provide bicycles, diners such behavior, while ignoring their own lives, but also hinder the normal driving behavior of others.
03.
We often see recruitment information like this on the Australian Information website:
The most popular takeout platform for Chinese food delivery platform is looking for a caterer!
You can work by bike!
Flexible working hours, earn as much as you want! If you:
Can ride a bike / motorcycle, or have a car;
Company offers motorcycle / motorcycle rental services
Five or so working days a week;
Such "high salaries" and "low requirements" are no doubt attractive to international students, to working visas, or to those in desperate need of work.
However, behind these job requirements, we do not even want to ask:
Does the ability to ride a bike really mean that it can be "safe" to drive a bike?
Does riding a motorcycle really mean there`s a legal license to get on the road?
According to the survey, 45% of takeout food delivery workers said they had been injured on the way to food delivery, and it was seen that the safe driving of food delivery workers could not be ignored.
No one is willing to risk his life to earn money:
So, is this a meal delivery at the expense of your life?
Or is there a lack of pre-service training awareness in the food delivery company?
Is it worthwhile for us to think about it?
There is no doubt that, for the sake of their own safety or that of others, any takeaway must be familiar with the comprehensive safety riding policy before taking the job.
epilogue
Although the rise of takeout industry is the first step in people`s convenient life, but while enjoying the convenient life, we also need to think about: how to protect the rights and interests of diners?
Whether it`s security benefits or salary delivery, the delivery company`s benefits in the deal are good: does it also require a little more human consideration?
Make sure the safety knowledge of the diners is complete before they get on the job, instead of enrolling "cyclists" couriers all the time? Do you need to consider pension, insurance and so on when hiring diners?
Whether a company or an industry, the rapid rise can be said to ride the "East Wind of the Times", in order to continue development, perhaps more need is the moral constraints of the industry and humanistic care.
Here we also hope that this little brother can get better, recover as soon as possible, driving carefully and carefully in the future!
