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D-Rider · #1 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:41 pm

Apparently, according to someone I know, it is against McDonalds policy to serve bikers who choose to use the drive through facility "because they haven't arrived on 4-wheels" (not sure how far this extends to Reliant Robins and the like).

Not been over keen on their catering but I'm feeling a growing appetite, as I'm sure you must be, to ride-in for a burger ..... it may just coincide with their busiest drive-through time ......

For a moment the though struck me that it's a bit silly as I can't eat it while I ride the bike .... but then realised that it's the same driving the car - with both you only transport the food to where you can eat it - so a rucksack or tank bag at the ready and your fully prepared ....

If you try it, let us know how you get on ....

Viking · #2 Post by **Viking** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:43 am

I dunno about that policy.

Years ago my brother used to ride his Katana through the Macca's drive-in and never had any hassles. He even had a 'VIP Customer' sticker stuck to his helmet.

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:42 am

That's what a few of the Coventry Bikers forum were told last night when they took a very late run (11pm ish) over to Bassetts Pole and visited the Maccy-D there.

Think this "policy" needs testing elsewhere to check it out.

Fausto · #4 Post by **Fausto** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:39 pm

I'd rather eat my own poo !!

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:39 am

Fausto wrote:I'd rather eat my own poo !!

Please, never offer to share your packed lunch with me.

Fausto · #6 Post by **Fausto** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:16 pm

D-Rider wrote:
Fausto wrote:I'd rather eat my own poo !!
Please, never offer to share your packed lunch with me.

Falco9 · #7 Post by **Falco9** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:36 pm

Fausto wrote:I'd rather eat my own poo !!

It's obviously a "Suffolk" thing

F9

jayboy · #8 Post by **jayboy** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:35 pm

No probs here, did exactly that last week or so, paid, feeling a nob sat in the queue with the bike boiling up to 90 odd deg, but got served OK and ate in a parking bay and then buggered off. Surely it's not that PC here yet is it, not getting served cause it's not a ride-thru?!

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:35 pm

Interesting - seems it's a bit hit and miss then - though it seems that they do have an official no-bikes (or bicycles or mobility scooters) policy. In fact they say they really only cater for Cars and Vans.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/ ... =EPI-95063

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/new ... ticle.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... rough.html

.... can't find the link I found previously that explained that their H&S considered that in passing the food to a motorcyclist, that biker may loose balance and fall off and they may get run over by a car (so why not ban the bl@@dy car rather than the potential victim ......).
Maybe they've overlooked the fact that a car driver may drop the stuff he's been handed and spill boiling tea all over his nuts .... or that an asteroid may crash into planet earth and kill us all - including those waiting at the McDonalds drive-thru.

H&S is meant to evaluate risks, look at severity of outcome and LIKELIHOOD. It is not there to eliminate all possible risks however unlikely.
Doubt the stats show that the incidence of bikers falling off when handed things is a particularly frequent event (actually, I doubt there are any stats given its lack of probability).

Falken · #10 Post by **Falken** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:20 pm

If thats the case, then maybe they should let us off all toll charges, as we may fall over when paying the fee.

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:33 pm

Falken wrote:
If thats the case, then maybe they should let us off all toll charges, as we may fall over when paying the fee.

Oooh that's a good idea.

.... and the potential of free fuel at those Asda drive-through fuel station payment booths ....

I'm warming to this policy.

MartDude · #12 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:37 pm

D-Rider wrote:their H&S considered that in passing the food to a motorcyclist, that biker may loose balance and fall off and they may get run over by a car (so why not ban the bl@@dy car rather than the potential victim ......).
Maybe they've overlooked the fact that a car driver may drop the stuff he's been handed and spill boiling tea all over his nuts .... or that an asteroid may crash into planet earth and kill us all - including those waiting at the McDonalds drive-thru.

H&S is meant to evaluate risks, look at severity of outcome and LIKELIHOOD. It is not there to eliminate all possible risks however unlikely.
Doubt the stats show that the incidence of bikers falling off when handed things is a particularly frequent event (actually, I doubt there are any stats given its lack of probability).

OK, who's going to ask HSE for a definitive ruling on this? Or would that be asking one bunch of twats to comment on another?

Based on my own experience in local government, in a previoius incarnation, much of this H&S bollocks stems from dim, over-zealous and inadequately-trained line managers not fully understanding what is actually required in devising and implementing a practical H & S policy.

Firestarter · #13 Post by **Firestarter** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:18 am

HSE themselves won't have anything to do with this, they can only "rule" when there's a short-fall in risk-assessment, and this is clearly "sufficient safeguarding of the public" (my words, not theirs). The fact that it might be over the top is irrelevant, they've assessed the risks and this is their answer which exceeds the minimum expectations. A better option might be to ask the biker to park in the grill parking, and they bring the order out to them (although money still has to change hands).

I'm guessing this isn't so much H&S in itself (although that will be the original source), more the risk of being sued if someone does fall over - "the cashier made me lean too far and I fell off and broke stuff". If they could 100% dispute liability, they would probably put a "use at your own risk" sign and let bikers through.