UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in NYC

The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe them.

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[keith]

Imagine if you finally get promoted to driver and this is your truck

[thefampranksters]

He laughed when he said “when the delivery driver pedals “ even he feels bad 😂

[airgunningyup]

the helmet is to prevent brain damage during a mugging

[doctoroctos]

The only purpose of the pedals is so that it is legally allowed to go between cars and use bike lanes. I doubt the energy provided by the pedals is even a few percent in a typical day.

[Thewiseone]

Now the UPS can say they "attempted to deliver" your package in style.

[ninth]

For all the people saying these are dangerous for the driver, you haven’t seen how “fast” traffic moves in the city

[ericreyes]

It's all funny games now wait till winter comes and see who's going to wanting to be riding one of those little things with no doors. 🤣🤣

[aboveaero]

People commenting on how dangerous this is for the driver don’t realize how huge the biking community in NY already is. This minor addition won’t make an impact.

[nelsongao]

If another car just slightly bump it on the side the whole thing will tip over. It bob side to side even when driving straight.

The amount of storage make sense for part timers and people who pay extra for fast shipping.

[triple_gem_shining]

I go from watching the video about the young man who died from heat exhaustion in his UPS truck from no AC. Then I see this where UPS makes their workers pedal...this speaks volumes. Modern day slavery..

[vitomcsween]

Looks impressive but they're more vulnerable than these vehicles than they are in their regular truck

[sallymoen]

These are e-bikes, well e-cargo bikes, and are used in some cities in England, Netherlands, and Canada. I'm excited to see them in the U.S., as many neighborhoods don't really have the room for big trucks to navigate. Especially in congested cities, this is awesome

[stephenw.]

they are already overwhelmed and now they have to pedal their shift, give some of the office staff a bicycle and let them deliver packages in 100 degree heat, you aught to be ashamed, i am excited to hear about the ups skateboards that can only make right turns

[EVDOsmurf]

If you thought UPS theft was on the rise before…..this bumps it up a notch for sure!

[AccidentalPreppper]

A ups and fed ex bicycle truck crashed earlier today. Both companies are now FED UP

[selinaBARMAR]

I pray for God's protection over this hard working UPS Drivers; there jobs are vulnerable enough.

[HowlingWof]

Anybody that drives in NYC, Knows how useful this Little UPS bike will be, Especially with the parking situation.

[HeartHeartBooks]

And the cart holds 3 and maybe even 4 packages before it has to travel 30 miles to get more packages to deliver.

[egyphon]

This looks awesome but I'm worried about the driver's safety.

[atheistpower]

Rearranging deck chairs on Titanic will always be a good idea for some people .