bikes in the drive-thru lane
I have been able to pull up to the B.K. drive-thru and get a couple burgers on the way home from a late ride...no problem. The McDonalds at Elston and Irving park also served me on my Bike many times.
But last night, I was refused service at McDonalds,Wendys and Burger King, at the Drive-tru.
At one of the places, there was a sign/sticker by the window that read "no walk-up orders take"...but I didn't walk up...I rode my bicycle.
Maybe it's all for the best that I not eat at these places, but at this point it feels like i'm being discriminated against for my mode of transportation.
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Permalink Reply by Chris C on -
Give Chick-Fil-A a go. I'm sure they're open-minded about that sort of thing.
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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on -
I've asked this question before at CVS drive up at Lawrence and Damen. They say something about insurance.
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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Chris C said:Give Chick-Fil-A a go. I'm sure they're open-minded about that sort of thing.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on -
When I've faced this situation, I've always gotten a line about insurance liability issues.
This has included bank drive-up windows. At the other end of the spectrum, when I lived in Rogers Park, I used the bank drive-up ATM at the big downtown Evanston Chase location. More than once, there was an Evanston bike cop using the next lane.
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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on -
A friend of mine (not a cyclist) wrote a humorous blog about these policies encouraging drunk driving.
http://www.irrationalanger.com/2012/04/world-needs-more-walk-up-win...
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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on -
I've had this problem on a motorcycle even. They usually claim the "insurance" issues or just that it is "policy."
My policy is to never darken their drive-through or their regular doorstep again. Never had the issue at a bank because I hate drive-through banking.
You are right, though, in being better off. Any "food" you can order through a drive-through window is probably not going to be that great for your health.
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Permalink Reply by Omar Lopez on -
defiantly, we shall walk the bikes inside to order food.
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Permalink Reply by Bike Bloke on -
Idiots! Do they want your business or not? I've never had any problem using the drive up, er, sorry - ride up facilities at Chase Bank branches. On the contrary, the tellers seem to appreciate the minor break in their monotonous jobs.
Personally I think that drive up windows are an awful waste of urban space and should not be allowed by zoning committees. They encourage needless driving and pander to the lazy. However, they represent a significant time advantage to cyclists if they don't have to lock up and remove bags and anything readily removable from their bikes before getting down to business. So, I (lightheartedly, of course) propose that drive ups be zoned out for motor vehicles and the lanes narrowed so that only bikes can use them.
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Permalink Reply by Duppie 13.5185km on -
There is this bank chain (PNC?) that is currently building across Chicago and advertising it as green branches, likely to take advantage of an expedited permit process. Yet they invariably have a drive thru lane with at least two separate curb-cuts.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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Drive-ups cause a LOT of accidents. There's an intersection near my house with multiple drive-ups (Taco Bell, Burger King AND McDonalds, plus a Walgreens with multiple curb cuts) that's a disaster during the hours when all those businesses are open.
Bike Bloke said:Idiots! Do they want your business or not? I've never had any problem using the drive up, er, sorry - ride up facilities at Chase Bank branches. On the contrary, the tellers seem to appreciate the minor break in their monotonous jobs.
Personally I think that drive up windows are an awful waste of urban space and should not be allowed by zoning committees. They encourage needless driving and pander to the lazy. However, they represent a significant time advantage to cyclists if they don't have to lock up and remove bags and anything readily removable from their bikes before getting down to business. So, I (lightheartedly, of course) propose that drive ups be zoned out for motor vehicles and the lanes narrowed so that only bikes can use them.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel G on -
Sometimes I get flat-out refused service, and sometimes I get free soft drinks and high fives. Dubious claims about "Umm, insurance" aside, it's all at the discretion of the dude behind the counter. This is, of course, lame as shit, just like Amtrak's bike policy is lame as shit and the airlines bike policies are lame as shit. America just has a plain shitty attitude towards bikes, and especially towards the people who have the gall to try and use them for anything beyond family jaunts on the MUP.
I do my banking in the USbank drive-up lane fairly regularly. It's a really nice thing to be able to count on. Fast food is hit or miss. It might have something to do with the way-too-frequent game of "Fast food football" played by broke teenagers, but who knows. The risk of robbery without license plate is not a great excuse, because a face in an outfit on a bike can be identified more quickly than can some white Honda in a sea of Hondas, with much less fleeing ability.
Any given corp or agency's policy towards bikes rarely makes a lot of sense, so you can either sigh and dream of Chicago's distant Copenhagen-esque future, or you can write letters to the corps explaining how they are pissing off and inconveniencing people for no reason whatsoever. This is just another part of America's bike-hostility that needs to be dealt with, lest new cyclists see one more reason to feel unwelcome on the streets and in society in general.
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Schneider on -
I think drive-thru anything is an eyesore, a traffic hazard (think the McDonalds on Clark near Diversey) and in the case of fast food, a big source of litter (just watch the drivers unwrap their burgers and throw the trash out the window as they drive away). I try hard not to do business with any of them.
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