Why is there brail in the drive-thru ATMs?

yowuzup

its for the blind

HONORARIUS

Because all ATM keypads are made the same... It would cost more money too have a separate tool to make a non-braille ATM, so to save money, they are standardized...

bic

because they are also walk up ATM'S

kerriwyn13

Maybe a blind person had someone drive them to the ATM??

gabluesmanxlt

So that's why there are so many mirror-scrapes on the wall!

MadameZ

So that a blind person can have someone take them to the ATM and be able to use it.

The Mr. Pine

They are the same machines that would go outside a bank.

emt_me911

NOT to have Braille on the keypads would be in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Regardless of where the ATM is, the Braille needs to be on it.

One thing I would like to see is touch-pad drive-through menus at fast food etablishments. I'm hearing-impaired myself and I often have difficulty at drive throughs.

Nowadays, when I go through a drive through, I pass by the ordering kiosk and proceed to the window and order there. It never ceases to amaze me how many people are upset when I do this yet no other accomodations are made for the hearing impaired. Go figure.

EMT

minitrail70

I understand your point, but.....

The keypads used on ATM systems is common to all ATMs, no matter where the owner places them.

But on the other hand... I have seen some driving techniques by people that I firmly believed were blind.. those people also need access to their money...

Â»CottonCandy

because they are also walk up atms and someone could drive blind people there. then they wouldnt have to tell the person their information and do it on their own.......duh!
This question is so old......

Gods Girl

Some people say that some blind people mite b driving in a taxi cab and theyd have to get out and do their thing...of course they dont want the driver lookin @ their business. Good Quest. Also: It might be law for all public used items??

I'm a fruitbooter... So what

haha good question lol

Why the Braille is for blind drivers,of course! I have observed lots of blind drivers on the highways.

bungee

its called mass production

Macanut

Well if the blind person is sitting in the back seat and the driver pulls up just right..
Or if the blind person has to walk up to it.

Alas no company wants things out that are not handicap accessible.. messing with the ADA is no fun :)

beeze

Because companies that make the actual machine don't know if it's going to be used as a drive up or a walk up. They just make them all the same. Also, I guess..a blind person could be sitting in the back seat behind the driver. I've done that a couple times, where my friend would use the ATM and the pull ahead a foot or two so that I could use it.

LittleBarb

This question was asked before----however.... you have a blind parent---she wants to conduct her OWN banking----she can go up to the ATM (by using her walking cane if she happens to be that mobile) and do her banking thanks to the braile..... ALSO, same scenerio but the parent is out for a ride with you and that blind parent is riding in the back seat behind the driver.... you can pull up to the atm (especially at the banks where they are DRIVE UP ATM's) and the blind person can use his or her own card and conduct his or her own banking transaction right from the back seat of their driver's car...... It's a non-discriminatory function of the ATM's for the blind who must get money from their bank accounts..

xgasxchamberx

Best I can figure - it's because people don't always drive up to them. I know I've used a drive-through ATM plenty of times, and I don't drive...

Sanita

For the "legally blind" people that actually drive? Most people that are legally blind really can see but learn braille for "us" to believe them.

John Reid

I can think of one reason; that is in case someone drives a blind person to an ATM.

In some states, it is illegal to walk up to a drive-through ATM, or to walk up to a drive-through teller window.

kikime

I had a great answer for this but I have chosen not to go there.... So what is the answer......Hmmmmm?

fafwey

for canadian drivers

These machines are made to a banks specs.So some of them end up in a drive thru.They are the same machines.

Stuart

You can either read the answers when this question was posted the last several times here: http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AsqcVjE0Mjk5bA8zJKRvhUQazKIX?p=Why+is+there+brail+in+the+drive-thru+ATMs%3F or you can think it through and make your own informed decision.

Pffft.

badkittyinlove

Cause the world doesnt make sense. an atm machine id say sure, blind people need money too. but if your blind, you shouldnt be driving. Thats just plain silly. Im glad you asked this question cause Ive been wondering about this one forever.

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