Twit.

https://fingerlakes1.com/2021/07/12/auburn-usps-mail-carrier-falls-out-of-truck-while-making-deliveries-in-seneca-falls/

Meanwhile, possession of a metal box containing a spring, that was manufactured after September 1994, is a Class D felony

He was drunk while making deliveries.   How is that not while on the job?  Driverless mail truck ended up driving itself int some hedges.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets suspended, gets AA and comes back.

I just read an article on various state laws that USPS is exempt from. For example, USPS trucks do not have license plates. Nor is the USPS subject to local zoning laws when buying land and building a structure. But what really shocked me was that a court has ruled that USPS drivers do not need a valid drivers license to drive a USPS vehicle. The USPS decides who is qualified to drive a vehicle. I he was in a personal vehicle then it is on him but if he was in an official USPS vehicle, it could get interesting if he has a good lawyer.

Military still issues a Licenses endorsed for specific vehicles, but that goes out the window when vehicles need to be moved.
Government Employees (at least Army Civilians operating .gov vehicles) have to have valid, State issued Drivers Licenses, and in positions (mechanic, Bus Driver, et.al.) where a CDL would be required off Post, the incumbent is required to maintain a Commercial Drivers Licenses. Civilian Employees are also issued paper licenses for Airfield Operations as well as ones reflecting anything motorized from Floor Sweepers, Forklifts, to Heavy off-road equipment.....about the only thing I haven't been licensed on are the Helicopters.  

Ironically, last September my CDL was due to expire, I called DMV and was told that I had to report to the one in my County of residence to renew in person (could not renew on-line) so I called months in advance of it expiring and the next appointment wasn't until late October....Troop Motor Pool (TMP) notified me as did the Rescue Squad that my Licenses was expired; I told them I could not be renewed for at least a month, they said "OK, let us know when you get it renewed" and never another word.

Had a guy fall out of the vehicle while stone cold sober. Reached out too far with seatbelt off, truck went into bushes. He was still on probation , so he got fired. Yes you need a valid drivers license. I was hired early 80's and they also had a government license with each vehicle  you could drive listed on it (1/4 ton, 1/2 ton, LLV ). FFV came out after government license no longer required.

I remember being a teenager 40+ years ago and all the town mailmen would be done with their route and in the bar drinking at 12 noon.

I too was teen 40+ years ago  Back when my grandparents had a cottage on Skaneateles Lake off NY-41, I remember the mail carrier had a standard vehicle which was probably a personal vehicle. Somehow he was able to drive it sitting in the passenger seat and reaching over to steer the vehicle. That made it easy to put the mail in the mailboxes. I was probably 11 at the time and it still amazes me. I guess the Skaneateles PO did not have any spare right hand drive vehicles back then. There was also a Mail Boat that used to deliver the mail by water. We did not have a dock and only once did we get mail by boat when we arranged with a neighbor to use their dock.

I remember a Newsday driver falling out of the truck trying to catch a stack of newspapers and the truck crashed into the Bellmore post office like 10 years ago.

I guess that happened after the NCPD Highway Patrol's vendetta against Newsday drivers.