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by kccqzy 1053 days ago
But did they explain why?
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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.

This kafkesque nightmare sounds like it came from soviet-union style central planning
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.

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.
You need a certain amount of revenue to be able to afford a car. Easy way to get rid of indesirables at night
Undesirable what? Undesirable paying customers?
Probably, as usual, liability insurance issues.
This is exactly it, a walker/biker can easily be run over.

But where it’s common the workers often look the other way.