Commerce Bank to Cyclists: Your Money’s No Good Here

I have been a customer for almost seven years now, and last week I came to deposit a large amount just as the inside bank was closing. As I couldn't get in, I went around on my bicycle to where the vehicle tellers were located. There were four tellers sitting there chatting and doing their nails, and when I asked to make the deposit, they kept repeating that it was "for vehicles only." Confused, I looked around, and there were no cars waiting.

When I pressed the woman on why I couldn't, in 30 seconds, on a bicycle, make a deposit, she sat there and robotically kept telling me it was for vehicles only. When I really loudly asked for a reason, she looked around and said, "Why, a car may run you over while you sit here and make a deposit!" Unbelievable! I was extremely pissed off. At least she did me the favor of giving me a reason to bike around the park three more times (to work out my anger).

It's outrageous that in one of the world capitals of public transit and bicycle riding, with daily news of how fuel prices are skyrocketing and how congestion threatens New York City's economy, that Commerce Bank would not only refuse to serve me on a bicycle, but explicitly encourage vehicular traffic.