You are the owner of a same-day delivery business, which has enjoyed immense recent success. You believe that the biggest underlying reasons for your company's success are your promises to accept any cargo and your guarantee of "the speediest possible delivery." Your company has grown to employ approximately 100 people (mostly drivers), and you own a large fleet of approximately 75 delivery vehicles of various sizes and capabilities. You self-insure these vehicles, i.e. you pay out of pocket for any damages caused by the drivers of your company vehicles.  

• You provide minimal training for your drivers.
• You require all applicants to have an active driver's license, and you feel as though they therefore know how to drive, which is their only real job requirement.
• Regarding the care with which they should drive their vehicles, you tell them: "Drive as you believe a reasonable person who wanted to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible would drive."

Discuss how this approach aligns with the reasonableness standard.

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