SAN PABLO, CA —Driving can be a challenging task on its own, let alone driving one million miles without so much as a fender-bender. Seven San Pablo Post Office letter carriers reached this remarkable accomplishment and will be honored on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 8:00 a.m., 4180 Lakeside Drive, San Pablo CA 94806.

Kulvinder Pannu, Miguel Ramirez, Hector Morales, Kevin Giles, Chomtai Inpraseuth, Edward Flores and Ramon Garza will be inducted into the National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.”

The secret to staying accident-free is no accident, according to all the drivers. Morales says, “Watch all around you;” Giles says, ‘Be professional and cautious always.”

They all follow good rules of the road, being watchful, careful and obey established safety policies.

How far is a million miles? Being that it takes close to 25,000 miles to travel around the earth, they drove the equivalent of 40 times around it without a moving violation or accident, all while maneuvering hazardous road conditions, gridlock, rural terrain, and avoiding careless drivers along the way – and all without ever leaving the city limits.

“Our postal drivers keep safety directly in front of them,” said Bay-Valley District Manager Darrel Stoke. “The truly remarkable achievement by our mail carriers demonstrates how postal employees continue to deliver on the promise of delivering their best every day with care, courtesy and concern for the safety of others.”

Nationally, postal drivers log more than 1.5 billion miles annually while delivering to more than 159 million homes and businesses in every city, suburb and town in America as they make the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Each driver will be presented with a plaque from the Safety Council and automatic membership in the prestigious National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.” The million-mile award is a lifetime enrollment, and it is given to drivers who have accumulated one-million miles or 30 years of driving without being involved in a single preventable motor vehicle accident, a truly remarkable achievement according to the National Safety Council.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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