Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
My partner just reminded me that the drive-thru banks in the U.S. don't want to serve cyclists either. Is this true? If so, please name those banks.
I've never run into that problem, because my credit union has a dedicated bike-thru lane. It's right at the window, about half the width of the car lanes, and pretty much fantastic.

Incidentally, the McDonald's in my previous college town had a dedicated walk-up window, but I imagine that had more to do with keeping the late-night drunkards outside of the restaurant than any sort of environmental statement.

Back to the original topic--cool story! I hope the bike-thru idea spreads further, even though it is kind of a funny mash-up of environmental awareness and stereotypical American laziness ("I couldn't possibly be bothered to GET OFF MY BIKE?!!").

Seriously though, it IS kind of a pain if I just want to grab a quick bite to eat to bring home or (insert whatever else could be drive-thru-able--dry cleaning pickup?), and I have stuff in my baskets that I'd need take in with me (there doesn't exist an errand fast enough that I'd feel comfortable leaving my laptop unattended)--on top of locking the bike--if I could just stay with my bike to do the errand, problem solved!