Fed Ex run ins

i've had two close calls with Fed Ex trucks. One was like you described, a right turn directly in front of me, no blinkers or indication that he was turning. In that case, after forcing me on an unexpected 90 degree turn the driver did finally see me - and judging by the look on his face he realized that he had screwed up.

The other time, the driver was backing into a side driveway -- quite suddenly gunned it forward to re-align and very nearly took me out in the process. Driver never noticed me, even after the fact.

so, the conclusion is to watch out for Fed Ex trucks making unexpected right hand turns.....and watch out for any car making a right hand turn as they're not thinking about a biker at all

If you have ever driven a box or bread truck, you will understand that the only non-blind spot is directly in front of you.

don't pass parked ones too close! drivers are always walking around them and are hard to see...

Somehow I never seem to cross paths with FedEx trucks.

MARTA buses, however, are out to get me. Doesn't matter if I'm riding or driving, they're running me down.

A driver with 3 traffic incidents is dismissed, regardless of fault. Not sure how that applies to close calls, but hey, it may be a good deterrent...

They've been pretty cool with me, though I haven't encountered any outside of neighborhoods.

i almost got run down by one walking, in five points, probably should have been looking at the road and not the big coke sign

Whenever you think America is a clusterfuck, also remember there's England and Europe to make us feel better.
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British Airways Brings in FedEx to Reduce Bag Backlog (Update1)
By Tracy Alloway

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc canceled 50 flights at London Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5 and brought in U.S. courier firm FedEx Corp. to help reunite passengers with about 20,000 delayed bags.

The airline scrapped 13 percent of scheduled flights from the terminal on the sixth day of disruption at Europe's busiest airport. Another 50 flights will be abandoned tomorrow, British Airways spokeswoman Sophie Greenyer said.

Cancellations caused by the failure of the 4.3 billion- pound ($8.5 billion) terminal's computerized baggage system total more than 300 since it opened on March 27. The number of bags waiting to be returned to their owners has risen by about one-third in the past two days, though the airline is now making progress in working through the backlog, British Airways said.

``We are making progress on the backlog but getting bags back to passengers is complicated and quite time-consuming,'' spokeswoman Greenyer said. Hundreds of volunteers from the London-based carrier and courier firms including FedEx have been drafted in to forward the luggage to its owners, she said.

see: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a.wyUNSSNsYM&refer=w...