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The Herald Sun reports that Australian-based chain Dominos Pizza have developed a GPS Driver Tracker to let customers track the location of their pizzas in real time.
While the app is intended to mollify salivating customers concerns about the interminable wait for their cheesy comestible, it has had the additional benefit of reducing accident rates among delivery drivers. An eighteen month trial halved the number of potentially dangerous habits such as speeding and taking corners too quickly. Chief Executive Don Meij said in an interview “There’s a lot of behavior you can learn about and change as a result,”
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Could I have a drug overdose?
(Score: 1) by boltronics on Tuesday May 05 2015, @03:11AM
I'm an Australian who regularly orders Domino Pizza online (or rather, my wife does the ordering). I haven't noticed the GPS tracking, but they do have a counter which has a very good ETA (but again, my wife usually takes care of it so I probably just didn't see it). However Dominos *always* have the pizza out of shape when it arrives. There will almost always be a pizza pushed towards the end of the box, as if the box was leaning on its side while quickly turning a sharp corner.
This is certainly in contrast with other local pizza places (who also deliver on motorcycles) which never have this issue, but don't have accurate ETAs or any kind of tracking.
It's GNU/Linux dammit!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday May 05 2015, @05:37AM
This can happen on a car, but is not likely to happen on a motorcycle: if pizza is pushed by the centrifugal force in a turn towards a side of the box, I imagine the rider would fly of the bike for the same causes.
It's more likely that a sudden acceleration/brake would do it.
But again, if you want to avoid such unpleasant out-of-shape pizza, I suggest you order noodles.
Or be immersed deeper in gaming, you won't notice the shape of the pizza (maybe not even its taste).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by boltronics on Tuesday May 05 2015, @01:25PM
if pizza is pushed by the centrifugal force in a turn towards a side of the box, I imagine the rider would fly of the bike for the same causes
As somebody who rides everywhere (a mountain push-bike, but I've got a rear rack for carrying things and I ride fast), I'm not convinced. If you're on a bike turning a corner, you would lean inwards at the precise angle to best counter the force. Pizza boxes unfortunately don't have the ability to lean. :)
To give you some idea, I often accidentally scrape my pedals when turning a corner (I had to replace the pair that originally came with my bike as they broke) - and most sharp corners I deliberately don't pedal because it would be impossible. A motorcycle is obviously capable of even greater speeds.
But I do agree with you that breaking could also do it. But it's just amazing that Dominos so frequently have this problem, and everyone else can manage it fine.
Or be immersed deeper in gaming, you won't notice the shape of the pizza (maybe not even its taste).
Not so much gaming - I'd rather not get my lovely mechanical keyboard ruined with sticky fingers. Watching a movie or some anime would probably work though. :)
It's GNU/Linux dammit!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday May 05 2015, @09:22PM
It isn't you that are leaning while the bicycle stays upright, it is the bicycle and anything travelling on the bike that you lean to counter the force (this is how you got to scrape the pedals). And this will include the pizza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by boltronics on Wednesday May 06 2015, @12:15AM
Sure, but you do lean in more than the bike does. Just look at somebody's knees as they turn - they aren't sticking out because of gravity.
It's GNU/Linux dammit!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:25AM
I'm rather inclined to bet on having the pizza sliding due to sudden acceleration/brake than it is to taking motorcycle Grand Prix-style turns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by boltronics on Wednesday May 06 2015, @03:20AM
Hmm... maybe I should set up a camera on the corner next time I place an order. :)
It's GNU/Linux dammit!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 06 2015, @03:28AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford