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I drove thru and ATM once going the wrong way and thought they had already invented one. I sobered up and found out they don't exist.
ATM access for the blind
http://www.straight...lassics/a4_010.html Cecil Adams, font of all knowledge, on ATMs for the blind [Uncle Nutsy, Jun 29 2000]
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this is good because sometimes you go through the atm and you have to pass your card to the driver and even if he/she is your friend what if you don't trust them and you have to tell them your pin # which is awkward. |
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Hey, just turn your car around and put it in reverse. then drive backwards through :-) |
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I've only been to a drive-thru ATM once.
Could someone explain to me why they have braille on the keypads? |
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[Lemon]: I figure it's because they use the same stock keypads as some non-drive-up devices. |
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[Lemon]: It's actually federal law, on the grounds that blind people might well be passengers in a car driven by a sighted person. The ATM industry never really fought hard against it, for the reason centauri gave. |
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Keep in mind that there are many different forms
of blindness, many of which still leave some amount of eyesight. (But it's *very* blurry, or just in a very
small spot.) |
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Also, bear in mind there are voice-prompting ATMs that provide a recorded message for each step of the transaction ("Please enter your personal identification number," "Please enter amount,") and a detailed account of how to perform every transaction on a braille plaque alongside. |
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Here's a croissant for using a drive-through ATM under the influence. |
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[juole]: Just have the driver stop the car just before the ATM and then get out of the car to use it. |
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One learns all sorts on here. I've never seen a drive-through ATM, didn't know they existed. |
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And I usually sit behind the chauffeur anyway, not beside him. (As if...) |
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Bun, for giving me the idea of a passenger-side McDonald's counter. |
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