Code of conduct for deliverymen needed

THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, are reportedly mulling a regulation to cap the number of order for takeout deliverymen, many of whom have been accused of violating traffic rules on a daily basis. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

At least 242 traffic accidents in the city in the first half of this year involved takeout deliverymen, resulting in injuries to about 170, prompting the local transportation authorities to tighten their control of such takeout deliveries.

So the Nanjing authorities have good reason to intervene, but placing a cap on the number of takeout orders assigned to deliverymen is a questionable move. Deliverymen hired by most platforms are allowed to go for any order up for grabs even when they do not have enough time to finish the delivery.