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I live in the US in a "platinum rated" bike city (so there are a relatively high amount of bike commuters) and have gone through drive throughs on my bike a han

by jhot 3y ago

I live in the US in a "platinum rated" bike city (so there are a relatively high amount of bike commuters) and have gone through drive throughs on my bike a handful of times. Every time I have been served but told not to do it again.

kccqzy 3y ago
But did they explain why?
- mschuster91 3y ago
  Probably, as usual, liability insurance issues.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    This is exactly it, a walker/biker can easily be run over. But where it’s common the workers often look the other way.
- jeromegv 3y ago
  You need a certain amount of revenue to be able to afford a car. Easy way to get rid of indesirables at night
  - rewmie 3y ago
    Undesirable what? Undesirable paying customers?
- KennyBlanken 3y ago
  Pedestrians are not served at drive-through windows at least in part because they are more dangerous to the workers. A driver at a drive-through window can't open their door, the window is very close to the drive-through kiosk but the kiosk is usually much higher (in a sedan) making it hard to climb out through the car window...they've also got a license plate. During the pandemic most fast food places locked their lobbies and only did drive-through, which meant truckers couldn't get food because workers wouldn't serve them due to policies the companies refused to adjust. I remember some police departments were volunteering to go through the drive-throughs for truckers.
  - ClumsyPilot 3y ago
    This kafkesque nightmare sounds like it came from soviet-union style central planning
    - mindslight 3y ago
      As much as the political salesmen love to emphasize the differences, Soviet style bona fide government central planning and American style corporate central planning have many commonalities.
    - pessimizer 3y ago
      The nightmare is being shot through a drive-through window and not even being able get a license plate. I've never had a car driver's license (only motorcycle) and I completely get it. They're not staffed the same way at night as they are during the day.

by jhot 3y ago

kccqzy 3y ago

But did they explain why?

mschuster91 3y ago
Probably, as usual, liability insurance issues.
- bombcar 3y ago
  This is exactly it, a walker/biker can easily be run over. But where it’s common the workers often look the other way.
jeromegv 3y ago
You need a certain amount of revenue to be able to afford a car. Easy way to get rid of indesirables at night
- rewmie 3y ago
  Undesirable what? Undesirable paying customers?
KennyBlanken 3y ago
Pedestrians are not served at drive-through windows at least in part because they are more dangerous to the workers. A driver at a drive-through window can't open their door, the window is very close to the drive-through kiosk but the kiosk is usually much higher (in a sedan) making it hard to climb out through the car window...they've also got a license plate. During the pandemic most fast food places locked their lobbies and only did drive-through, which meant truckers couldn't get food because workers wouldn't serve them due to policies the companies refused to adjust. I remember some police departments were volunteering to go through the drive-throughs for truckers.
- ClumsyPilot 3y ago
  This kafkesque nightmare sounds like it came from soviet-union style central planning
  - mindslight 3y ago
    As much as the political salesmen love to emphasize the differences, Soviet style bona fide government central planning and American style corporate central planning have many commonalities.
  - pessimizer 3y ago
    The nightmare is being shot through a drive-through window and not even being able get a license plate. I've never had a car driver's license (only motorcycle) and I completely get it. They're not staffed the same way at night as they are during the day.