By: Jonathan Seidel
Mailtruck as a tuk tuk: the over-industrialization
Have you ever been perplexed by the oddly shaped mail trucks? If so there may be a reason why that is foreign to locals but normative to certain eastern foreigners.
The urbanite and suburbanite are used to big long vehicles. City dwellers enjoy all sorts of public transportation. Big busses though sometimes small traverse from stop to stop. Driving their route encircling the city. Bigger busses to accommodate all their passengers. The same for trains and subways. While at times compact they are quite large compared to other automobiles. They are necessary to carry thousands of travelers are a time. A directed route on a grid. An established system to get from place to place. Connecting various areas with a single vehicle. A coordinated model for enjoyable institutional linkage. Absent automobiles or for larger quantity movement. Public resources are indelible. It works best in a city with much walking. People can make their way to a bus stop or down to the station. Convenience and compatibility.
For suburbanites, subways are less but busses may be present. Despite the use of other automobiles, for those to walk on the sidewalk or unable to get across the highway, a bus is helpful. A bus allows people to cleanly enter the bus and get off. If there is room to get to the bus then the bus may be used. A bus is unnecessary when walking isn’t popular. Suburban areas either have less cars or sidewalks for people to get to the bus or home. In a similar vein to the city, the bus is a useful tool with applicable room. Yet given the available space, more cars gross the streets. Buses are present but not all too frequently. Therefore cars can roam the roads. Aiding people to get from place to place.
Even a country boy is far more familiar with the giant tractors and pick up trucks than the small punch buggies. Size in rural areas is a due to necessity. Unlike suburban minivans, rural areas are open roads. There is little traffic nor need for a smaller vehicle. Big trucks for farmers and other locals. Minivans are for bigger families to place groceries in their trunks or pick up carpool. Buses are far while cars are relevant for more spread out culture. Car culture combines space and distance as well as affordability. Bigger cars for bigger families. Bigger cars for longer drives. Work is far so drive there. The Walmart is far and the nearest town is farther. Work needs bigger cars.
Eastern countries are obsessed with motor vehicles. The small narrow streets require a smaller vehicle to get around. With local necessities next door, the motorcycle is a fluent option for ease. Even if one is exiting the older town for a much wider option the simplicity of entering the city, to one’s house with a smaller vehicle transfers over. Yet even in more open areas and cities, motorists are popular. These cities are mixed with open areas and smaller areas thus a motorcycle is the most tenable option. Efficiency takes the cake. The old town is flooded with walking but the walkways are near non existent. Just small room between the street and the shop. Maximizing property space over spaced walkways.
In suburban areas outside the old narrow town there are still lacking walkway space. In the same regard motorcycles are the most relevant. Much street but little walkway. More cars in the suburban area but lacking walkway space still makes motorcycles easier. There are more cars and even an auto service for tourists. Motorcycles are cheaper and more versatile. There are areas that are not car friendly so motorcycles make sense but even in bigger areas where there is walkways even if half paved. Cars soaring through the streets, yet still so many motorcycles for convenience and price.
Leading to an interesting creation of the tuk tuk. There are taxis and auto services but they are not always along the road. Like normative motorcycles, tuk tuk’s are smaller and quicker options. Able to maneuver the narrow streets and avoid big cars. They are cheaper to purchase and less safety obligated. Get in and head out. They wait by the side of the road. Like a bus or a taxi but easier for the roads and for owners to own. While its presence in the third world represents an underdeveloped asterisk, it is quite applicable to the vast area. A taxi with more versatility and viability. A different function and a different experience.
A single caveat. There are walkways but these walkways in the suburbs are covered with additional aesthetics or goods. Covering the pedestrian area with otherness. Pop up stands and motorcycles fill every square inch. The pedestrian is stuck. There is nowhere to walk. He is forced to walk in the street. Good for motorcycles to avoid him but not for cars. Motorcycles can swing around but not cars. The sidewalk is used as a driveway for motorists. Cars have no place in the little space available. Even motorcycles act as an Uber type. Crosswalks are irrelevant and street lights absent. Pedestrians are encountered by motorists swerving around them ensuring some sense of security.
America may be the car capital of the world but not with motorcycles. Proportionally there are more motorists. The open roadway inspires more driving and less walking. The narrow roads meet the wider roadway. A miniature highway if you will. Pedestrians are the tourists while locals enjoy their two wheelers. Walking is second nature to suburbanites but the locals are country folk in rural areas needing to drive to reach their destination. Tourists purchase motorcycles and bicycles as they would do for cars in a different area. Even within the city, it is incumbent to drive through the narrow bend and park on the sidewalk like a local.
The postal service mail truck while not evidently similar to the tuk tuk is a distant cousin. A popularized version of a motor styled rickshaw. The entire premise is the versatility and adaptability of such a vehicle. Given the quantity of motorcycles it is no wonder the popular version in the region is a motorized version. The same can be said for the postal wagon. The American obsession with four wheel drive finds its formulation in the small but portable mail truck. Apparently there was a motorized version that was discontinued due to its unpopularity. It was foreign and unheeded by the community. It was strange and uneven for auto fanatics.
Instead of a two wheeler motorbike, the postal service went for a four wheeler. A nice composite to the Model T of the Detroit emblem American automobile. Two wheel rickshaws do carry disproportionate materials on the back or front. It is quite peculiar but makes sense given the climate and the set up. Yet for mail men the systematic filing and order needs a trunk. There is the way of the satchel on the bike throwing newspapers to each house but the postal service is direct and labeled. Yet in spite of its four wheel drive, it looks different. It is smaller than most cars and driven on the right hand side. Peculiar yet necessary for efficiency. The need to traverse each street with sleek mobility while handling private accessories.
The postal rickshaw is prominent for a suburban vibe. A smaller four by four with a sliding door. It is compact and well preserved. Enough room for the postman and all the letters. Filled to the brim categorized to the address. Comfort for a smooth conscience. Necessary to carrying so much mail and easy for postmen to maneuver the streets. Driving on the right side of the street quick to turn left fill up his satchel with the necessary mail open the sliding door and slip out in a dash. Everything is tailored to his efficiency. UPS trucks finagle around in their large hauls. The postman is quick and deliberate. Get the job done in haste.
Rickshaws are a tailored vehicle. Depending on the terrain and the content a different uniquely proportionate vehicle will be constructed and facilitated. It’s about the destination. There are some slower carts but the tuk tuk like the mail truck is about efficient haste. The mailman can park on the side taking up little traffic and head to the houses. His satchel filled with mail for the designated houses. A walkway for him to park and walk down the street to each house on opposite sides of the streets. He is moving blissfully quickly. No slouch on the job. In suburbia there is conditioned sidewalks to grace the neighborhood. Leaving his truck behind in favor of optimal movement.
The presence of rickshaws in the western world have been usurped by public transportation. The sheer size of the walking population. Of highways separating one area from another. In a car heavy society, smaller vehicles are a nuisance. Some have bikes but a car is more resourceful. The capital and materials make it a better option. Mail trucks are but a residue of smaller efficient options. A lost art in the west yet one of deep importance.
Have you ever been perplexed by the oddly shaped mail trucks? If so there may be a reason why that is foreign to locals but normative to certain eastern foreigners.
The urbanite and suburbanite are used to big long vehicles. City dwellers enjoy all sorts of public transportation. Big busses though sometimes small traverse from stop to stop. Driving their route encircling the city. Bigger busses to accommodate all their passengers. The same for trains and subways. While at times compact they are quite large compared to other automobiles. They are necessary to carry thousands of travelers are a time. A directed route on a grid. An established system to get from place to place. Connecting various areas with a single vehicle. A coordinated model for enjoyable institutional linkage. Absent automobiles or for larger quantity movement. Public resources are indelible. It works best in a city with much walking. People can make their way to a bus stop or down to the station. Convenience and compatibility.
For suburbanites, subways are less but busses may be present. Despite the use of other automobiles, for those to walk on the sidewalk or unable to get across the highway, a bus is helpful. A bus allows people to cleanly enter the bus and get off. If there is room to get to the bus then the bus may be used. A bus is unnecessary when walking isn’t popular. Suburban areas either have less cars or sidewalks for people to get to the bus or home. In a similar vein to the city, the bus is a useful tool with applicable room. Yet given the available space, more cars gross the streets. Buses are present but not all too frequently. Therefore cars can roam the roads. Aiding people to get from place to place.
Even a country boy is far more familiar with the giant tractors and pick up trucks than the small punch buggies. Size in rural areas is a due to necessity. Unlike suburban minivans, rural areas are open roads. There is little traffic nor need for a smaller vehicle. Big trucks for farmers and other locals. Minivans are for bigger families to place groceries in their trunks or pick up carpool. Buses are far while cars are relevant for more spread out culture. Car culture combines space and distance as well as affordability. Bigger cars for bigger families. Bigger cars for longer drives. Work is far so drive there. The Walmart is far and the nearest town is farther. Work needs bigger cars.
Eastern countries are obsessed with motor vehicles. The small narrow streets require a smaller vehicle to get around. With local necessities next door, the motorcycle is a fluent option for ease. Even if one is exiting the older town for a much wider option the simplicity of entering the city, to one’s house with a smaller vehicle transfers over. Yet even in more open areas and cities, motorists are popular. These cities are mixed with open areas and smaller areas thus a motorcycle is the most tenable option. Efficiency takes the cake. The old town is flooded with walking but the walkways are near non existent. Just small room between the street and the shop. Maximizing property space over spaced walkways.
In suburban areas outside the old narrow town there are still lacking walkway space. In the same regard motorcycles are the most relevant. Much street but little walkway. More cars in the suburban area but lacking walkway space still makes motorcycles easier. There are more cars and even an auto service for tourists. Motorcycles are cheaper and more versatile. There are areas that are not car friendly so motorcycles make sense but even in bigger areas where there is walkways even if half paved. Cars soaring through the streets, yet still so many motorcycles for convenience and price.
Leading to an interesting creation of the tuk tuk. There are taxis and auto services but they are not always along the road. Like normative motorcycles, tuk tuk’s are smaller and quicker options. Able to maneuver the narrow streets and avoid big cars. They are cheaper to purchase and less safety obligated. Get in and head out. They wait by the side of the road. Like a bus or a taxi but easier for the roads and for owners to own. While its presence in the third world represents an underdeveloped asterisk, it is quite applicable to the vast area. A taxi with more versatility and viability. A different function and a different experience.
A single caveat. There are walkways but these walkways in the suburbs are covered with additional aesthetics or goods. Covering the pedestrian area with otherness. Pop up stands and motorcycles fill every square inch. The pedestrian is stuck. There is nowhere to walk. He is forced to walk in the street. Good for motorcycles to avoid him but not for cars. Motorcycles can swing around but not cars. The sidewalk is used as a driveway for motorists. Cars have no place in the little space available. Even motorcycles act as an Uber type. Crosswalks are irrelevant and street lights absent. Pedestrians are encountered by motorists swerving around them ensuring some sense of security.
America may be the car capital of the world but not with motorcycles. Proportionally there are more motorists. The open roadway inspires more driving and less walking. The narrow roads meet the wider roadway. A miniature highway if you will. Pedestrians are the tourists while locals enjoy their two wheelers. Walking is second nature to suburbanites but the locals are country folk in rural areas needing to drive to reach their destination. Tourists purchase motorcycles and bicycles as they would do for cars in a different area. Even within the city, it is incumbent to drive through the narrow bend and park on the sidewalk like a local.
The postal service mail truck while not evidently similar to the tuk tuk is a distant cousin. A popularized version of a motor styled rickshaw. The entire premise is the versatility and adaptability of such a vehicle. Given the quantity of motorcycles it is no wonder the popular version in the region is a motorized version. The same can be said for the postal wagon. The American obsession with four wheel drive finds its formulation in the small but portable mail truck. Apparently there was a motorized version that was discontinued due to its unpopularity. It was foreign and unheeded by the community. It was strange and uneven for auto fanatics.
Instead of a two wheeler motorbike, the postal service went for a four wheeler. A nice composite to the Model T of the Detroit emblem American automobile. Two wheel rickshaws do carry disproportionate materials on the back or front. It is quite peculiar but makes sense given the climate and the set up. Yet for mail men the systematic filing and order needs a trunk. There is the way of the satchel on the bike throwing newspapers to each house but the postal service is direct and labeled. Yet in spite of its four wheel drive, it looks different. It is smaller than most cars and driven on the right hand side. Peculiar yet necessary for efficiency. The need to traverse each street with sleek mobility while handling private accessories.
The postal rickshaw is prominent for a suburban vibe. A smaller four by four with a sliding door. It is compact and well preserved. Enough room for the postman and all the letters. Filled to the brim categorized to the address. Comfort for a smooth conscience. Necessary to carrying so much mail and easy for postmen to maneuver the streets. Driving on the right side of the street quick to turn left fill up his satchel with the necessary mail open the sliding door and slip out in a dash. Everything is tailored to his efficiency. UPS trucks finagle around in their large hauls. The postman is quick and deliberate. Get the job done in haste.
Rickshaws are a tailored vehicle. Depending on the terrain and the content a different uniquely proportionate vehicle will be constructed and facilitated. It’s about the destination. There are some slower carts but the tuk tuk like the mail truck is about efficient haste. The mailman can park on the side taking up little traffic and head to the houses. His satchel filled with mail for the designated houses. A walkway for him to park and walk down the street to each house on opposite sides of the streets. He is moving blissfully quickly. No slouch on the job. In suburbia there is conditioned sidewalks to grace the neighborhood. Leaving his truck behind in favor of optimal movement.
The presence of rickshaws in the western world have been usurped by public transportation. The sheer size of the walking population. Of highways separating one area from another. In a car heavy society, smaller vehicles are a nuisance. Some have bikes but a car is more resourceful. The capital and materials make it a better option. Mail trucks are but a residue of smaller efficient options. A lost art in the west yet one of deep importance.
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