Comments on: No bikes allowed at the McDonald’s drive thru

By: joe

joe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:59:30 +0000

i went through tim hortons on an e-bike made my order got to the window and the manager came and said i had to pay inside

By: Don

Don — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:14:33 +0000

…just what part of the term "drive-thru" does your bird brain not understand?
Hope

By: Big Boy

Big Boy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:17:53 +0000

You’re all a bunch of idiots. If this is all you have to comment on, get a life and stop wasting it on bull shit. There are clear safety concerns surrounding this policy, for both you the customer and staff. Don’t you think if McDonalds was able to get a few extra bucks in the till they would. Drive Thru’s are clearly defined as such, for motorised vehicles, not idiots on foot, bike, horseback or any other form of transport. Next you’ll be asking why can’t you ride your bike into the dining room and be served at the front counter.

And to the clown above, if you choose to ride a $3000 bike, thats your choice. I bet you don’t try and ride it around your local supermarket when shopping for groceries, so why would you expect to ride it through a DT.

By: tony

tony — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:06:19 +0000

Letter and experience woth Mcdonalds:
Went though the drive thru with my motorized electric bike. Tryed to order food & was told only cars can buy food through the drive-thru. I then asked, ok what about motorcycles, they said motorcycles can as well. So i guess since my bike is electric and dont burn fossil fuel, im not allowed to use your drive thru. I would have no problem with that except for the fact im not gonna leave a $3000.00 bike outside to go in and order. I just find this to be discrimination if this is truely your policy.

Their reply:
Thank you for sharing your comments with McDonald’s regarding your recent visit to McDonald’s located at 1814 Central Ave, Albany.

First, I apologize that you were disappointed in your experience. It is our hope that all customers have a pleasant experience each and every time they visit.

However, the information you received from the store was correct. It is McDonald’s policy to only allow state registered motor vehicles in our drive-thru. This is NOT an issue of discrimination; rather it is a matter of safety. Clearly, as I am sure you have noticed, the vast majority of our customers who use the drive thru are in four-wheeled vehicles. So as a matter of safety to our customers, we do not allow people to use our drive-thru who 1) walk up to the window 2) who are on bicycles 3) who are on other two-wheeled cycles.

So i guess its more of a fact of if the state gets a registration fee.

Again, I apologize for your disappointment.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:29:52 +0000

KFC served me last night on my bicycle so good on them. Having received such great service from KFC I was very disappointed at McD’s short sighted attitude today.

Vote with your feet and buoycott McD Full Stop!

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:03 +0000

I experienced this at the Mcdonalds on Townsend and 3rd street today in San Francisco. After skipping breakfast, I wanted to snag 2 burritos. I wasnt proud that I decided to go to Mcdonalds — I was hungry. I rode in the street all the way there, as I do every day for my commute, as I am a vehicle in the eyes of the law. I got in the drive through lane and suddenly I was swarmed with 3 employees saying I could not go through the drive through lane and to go to the front instead. I did not want to try to find a place to lock my bike up and as I am a vehicle, I stood my ground. I sat in the lane for 10 minutes waiting on them to take my order when finally they did, and told me not to come back through the lane.

I asked the immigrant manager why bikes were not allowed. He said 4 wheel vehicles only. I then asked him about Motorcycles, and he had nothing to say about that. Finally he said hes actually about safety. He pointed to the cement posts on the side of the drive through that were all scratched up from cars hitting them. This actually does make sense, until you see that to get to their ‘outdoor dining area’ you have to cross over the drive through. Protect the bikers but let the pedestrians get hit by exiting cars? It doesn’t add up.

If I can get pulled over and arrested for DWI on my bicycle, you better bet I am going to enjoy the same rights as a motorized vehicle when I want to grab some grub.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:54:12 +0000

I tried to take my bike inside the San Francisco McDonalds today and they told me to leave! There was hardly anyone in there and plenty of room, of course there was no place to lock it outside. I would never eat there myself, I was picking up for a sick friend. Now I will never eat there for sure.

By: wei

wei — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:24:26 +0000

My local White Castle in NYC is open 24/7 with both drive thru+walk in store and I never see any problems occur.

By: J

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:39:48 +0000

I just bring my whole bike inside if there are no bike racks. What are they going to do about it? I’m a paying customer.

I wouldn’t recommend this in heavily populated places like San Francisco or NYC, though. I’d just leave my bike to a streetlight outside.

Thank goodness I live in San Jose.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:14:15 +0000

Starbucks will take bike ups. olo or walk throughs.

If they have issues with the outside foot or bike traffic maybe I should not be there. Why would I want to leave my bike outside with no place to chain it up. Or have to unpack to go inside.

Broad Ripple set on the Monon trail. I wonder what their policy is?

I haven’t been back. It sounds like Micky Dees has other issues.

I have lost some weight.