Letter from the
United States Postal Service

The following is a copy of a letter I received on Thursday, April 28, 2005.

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Dear Postal Customer:

In a continuing effort to avoid serious injury to your children; your Postal Service is asking you to take the following precautions:

Do not let your children play on or near postal vehicles, including those that are parked while the letter carrier is delivering mail.

If you have curbside delivery, make sure your children wait until after the carrier has driven away before they take the mail out of the box. In their haste and excitement, children could slip into or under the postal vehicle.

Do not park vehicles or place obstructions in front of your mailbox. They could block the driver's view of any children playing in the area.

Children on skateboards and bicycles need to be made aware of the dangers of riding in traffic or anywhere around moving vehicles.

Our carriers have been trained to be cautious and watchful for children on their routes. However, they need your cooperation. Working together, we can all keep our children safe.

Thank you,
Postmaster