2006-12-22 16:06:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
So that stupid people that know braille and can get money
2006-12-23 04:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by pay2368 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This one really belongs in the "Dumb FAQ" section -- right along with "Parachutes on Airliners" and "Why don't they make planes out of the indestructable stuff the black boxes are made of."
The ATM's manufacturer has no way of knowing if the keypad will be installed on a drive-up ATM or a walk-up one. All kepads are made the same and are fully interchangeable -- why design and stock two different designs when one will do?
And as someone else noted, blind people do RIDE in cars and may need to use an ATM as a passenger.
2006-12-23 03:14:31 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Now, the most obvious problem is one that nobody seems to get: sure, the blind person could conceivably walk up or be in the back seat - BUT THE INFORMATION CHANGING IS ON THE SCREEN! Even if there are braille letters/numbers on the sides of the screen, the blind person would not be able to read what is on the screen to give the proper response, anyway! And if the blind person is depending upon another person to read the information and still allow the blind person to respond, how would they know the person assisting them isn't watching them key in the response, anyway? And I did get a kick about the "eye level" observation, too!
2016-05-23 00:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Federal Law
2006-12-22 16:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by columind99 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Americans with Disabilities Act, and, the keypads are all manufactured the same , not drive thru specific. Those are the correct answers.
2006-12-22 16:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please search the archives. This question has been asked and answered before.
The answer is that federal law -- the Americans with Disabilities Act -- requires braille, with no distinction made between drive-up ATMs and walk-up ATMs.
2006-12-22 17:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because you are also allowed to walk up with a seeing eye dog and utilize the same machine, if not it would go against the same federal laws that require wheel chair ramps etc.
2006-12-22 16:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by Teresa M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Possibly to fulfill the Americans With Disabilities Act. And it's cheaper to order multiples of one sign than it is to order individual one's.
It does seem stupid though.
It's like, Hawaii has Interstate freeways!
There are reasons for that also. (federal funding)
2006-12-22 16:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by Ta Dah! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cuz all keypads are built the same...not drive-thru specific
2006-12-22 16:19:19 · answer #9 · answered by misc 75 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes, blind people actually sit in the back of the car. Or take a cab.
2006-12-22 16:08:20 · answer #10 · answered by FRANKFUSS 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
if you drive you know that about half of the drivers are blind. just remember how many times people have cut you off, or pulled out in front of you
2006-12-22 17:24:15 · answer #11 · answered by golfnutsjosh 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋