POSTMEN

Postman is one who moves door-to-door and delivers mail (written communication) and small packets. Postman usually moves on foot or a bicycle (environmental friendly modes) considering the nature of movements associated with delivery of mail. However, the roles of postman is slowly changing over the period, during last decade or so, especially post development of communication facilities such as e-mail and resultant decline of hard copy mail. Today postman not only delivers mail (that for which there is an essential requirement of a hard copy) that is mostly flowing between individuals and business / government establishments but is also handling delivery of e-commerce goods and resultant collection of money (as part of cash-on-delivery). The origin of postman being post + man may over a period be replaced by courier or any other word considering the changing roles of the person termed postman. In this light ‘postman’ and ‘postmen’ may become obsolete words. The modes postmen use constitute active travel modes and are part of the overall sustainable transport modes which are gaining greater attention currently.

Therefore, can ‘postman’ and ‘postmen’ have a new avatar or meaning based on the modes postmen used or are using even today?

That is, the words ‘postman’ and ‘postmen’ can represent transport planners associated with the planning of modes used by postmen. This allows societies to remember, postmen who have served our communication needs for the past century plus, for longer duration in future. The reasons for which are the two words can be expanded as illustrated below.

Planner(s) Of Sustainable Transport Modes caring Environmental Needs

Planner(s) Of Sustainable Transport Modes And Networks