Why do they put Braile signs on the drive thru at the bank?
492161
Hmmm, that's interesting. Are blind people driving now? I dunno... Maybe so blind passenger's can understand banking mumbo jumbo too! Haha :)
1165547
I have no idea.  The majority of the people I see writing checks tend to be older - like 45+.  I know my aunts all use checks instead of debit cards - I guess it makes them feel safer.
400167
Yes. If blind people go to get money out of the ATM and they can't see the buttons, how are they going to get their money out? There are braille instructions on the ATM so blind people can understand how to use it. Of course, blind people can't drive but if they have someone to go with them, they can use the ATM just like any other person.
65675
Banks track the serial numbers of bills distributed out of their branches so if they're robbed they can track the bills back to the criminals..
1185470
I've wondered this myself. I think that in the case of an illuminated sign, the landlord wants to continue to protect the lighting tubes from vandals so its quick & cheap to reverse the plastic panel.
421942
The world is too fast-paced to stop for just a split second. I used to work @ a gas station & i would put big  fluorescent signs on the pumps if it was out of order, they would just stand there waving for me to turn it on. If there was a sign that said back up or the pump will explode, they would just stand there & stare @ the pump.
825452
Well repo-men really try to make it so that they don't ever have to do this.  Mostly they wait till very early morning or late at night to do that so they don't have to put up with people.  \n  They are authorized agents of the bank and are just doing their jobs.  Your rights are limited in this matter.
182748
They are trying to show you a good time. Can't you read the signs?
369350
I work at a bank and don't have a clue.\n\nhttp://www.nesara.us/pages/home.html
626465
It's a symbol for the Thin Blue Line organization. It is a police organization and charity for families that have lost a family member in the line of duty.\nhttp://www.thinblueline.com/\n\nBy the way, it DOES NOT function as a sticker to allow police, fire, etc to park anywhere they want. It is simply a show of support and respect to our law enforcement officers.
671819
OHHH MY!!!\nCrusty is not allowed.\n\non pg 12 of the employee handbook it says:\n\n"all customers are to be treated  as Ronald would treat them, with the utmost respect. It is each employees' duty to give the customer a big cheesy smile upon entering the golden arches". Only employees with hideous teeth are exempt. It is however, the duty of management to place all employees with bubba teeth in drive through, this will discourage the customer from lingering to chat--"\n\nRemember our motto: WHAT WOULD RONALD DO?\n\n* no where does it say anything about being crusty!!!
83005
Back when CD players were new technology, it became a status symbol to hang a CD from your rearview mirror.  It indicated that you were "fresh" and had spent a bunch of money aquiring this new gadget.  Yes, it doesn't make much sense, but these are the kinds of people that spend 30k tricking out a Camry worth $500.
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I don't know how plausible this is, but what if the basic ATM unit purchased is capable of being outfitted inside a door way or capable of being installed in a drive thru... in this case, they would make one base model with braille than can be used in either situation.\n\nI must say I've never been to a drive thru ATM so I don't know how similar these units are to the standard ones. Here in Canada they don't do the drive thru bank thing at all...\n\nUPDATE: Remembered seeing this on straightdope, I have come back:\n\n"Drive-up ATM buttons are marked with braille because federal regulations require it. To be specific, section 4.34.4 of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (Appendix to Part 1191, 36 CFR Chapter XI, issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) says, "Instructions and all information for use [of an automated teller machine] shall be made accessible to and independently usable by persons with vision impairments." Drive-up ATMs, unlike the walk-up variety, don't need to be wheelchair accessible, but the rules make no exception regarding accessibility by the blind.\n\nYou're now thinking: boy, those federal bureaucrats sure are stupid. Don't they realize a blind person isn't going to be able to drive to a drive-up ATM? Cecil reserves judgment on the stupidity question, but even if the feds weren't smart enough to notice this little problem on their own, there were plenty of poeple who pointed it out for them before the rule was finalized. The American Bankers Association, for one, asked that drive-up machines be exempt from the visually-impaired requirement, arguing that a blind person using a drive-up ATM would have to be a passenger and that the driver of the vehicle could help with the transaction.\n\nNo dice, said the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, reasoning that driver assistance "would not allow the [blind] individual to use the ATM independently." This may sound like one of those absurd points of principle, but ATM manufacturers say a fair number of blind people do take cabs to drive-up ATMs, and nobody wants to ask a total stranger to help with a financial transaction.\n\nYour question does point to a more serious problem, which other readers have also raised: how the hell is a blind person supposed to use any kind of ATM? Whether the keypad numbers are identified with braille or not, there isn't any braille translation of the on-screen instructions, without which the machine is useless. Maybe, you're thinking, the problem isn't the brainless bureaucrats, it's the brainless (or cynical) bankers and ATM builders, who figure a pretense of accessibility will get them off the hook.\n\nBut that isn't it either. At the time the accessibility rules were written, and to a great extent still today, there was no agreement on the best way to make ATMs accessible to the blind. More than 50 ideas have been proposed, including a "talking machine," detailed braille instructions, an automated "bank-by-phone" setup with a telephone handset and a keypad, and so on. (Sample problem: if you use a "voice guided" ATM, how do you keep others from overhearing?) Another difficulty was retrofitting the thousands of machines already installed.\n\nThe bankers and ATM builders argued that the best thing to do was leave the federal rules vague until the industry figured out a practical approach. The not-entirely-satisfactory solution in the interim has been to (1) mark ATM keypads, input and output slots, etc., with braille, and (2) send braille ATM instruction brochures or audio cassettes to blind bank patrons requesting them. The theory is that while ATM operation varies from machine to machine, people conduct most of their transactions at just a few locations, the operating sequences for which they can memorize. The drawback of this approach is that you h
372643
Because they already know that money is the ROOT of all evil... guffaw... chortle... titter....\n\nwell .... I thought it was funny\n:-)
237773
sounds like someone has an economics exam coming up. \nProbably has something to do with employment rates and consumerism.   the ability of the population to keep the economy rolling, by having positive cash flow.
285166
I'm a cashier at McDonald's.  Waiting waiting for Mr. Customer right!!!  Ching ching, oops!  The money's spilling out...need to stash them back in but hey!!!...no looking at them when I bend over okay?  You know they aren't for free!!!
1185169
Oh I hate them too!!!!!!!! it ends up taking longer than it would with a real cashier,  inevitably something goes wrong and a cashier has to come over and help anyway... and  the people in back of you on line  get    angry much faster and the anger is  aimed at you since you are your own cashier lol... they do it to save money  - less employees, less money spent on wages,  and benefits... its a win-win for them...  and a frustrating experience for us !