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A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United States in the 1930s by Jordan Martin,〔Robert J. Sickels (ed), ''The 1940s'', Greenwood Press, 2004, p. 107.〕 but has since spread to other countries. The first recorded use of a bank using a drive-up window teller was the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, Missouri in 1930. The drive-up teller allowed only deposits at that time.〔("Autoists Do Banking From Their Cars" ''Popular Mechanics Monthly'', July 1930, bottom left pg 13 )〕 Orders are generally placed using a microphone and picked up in person at the window. A drive-through is different from a drive-in in several ways - the cars create a line and move in one direction in drive-throughs, and do not park, whereas drive-ins allow cars to park next to each other, the food is generally brought to the window by a server, called a carhop, and the customer can remain in the parked car to eat. Drive-throughs have generally replaced drive-ins in popular culture, and are now found in the vast majority of modern American fast-food chains. Sometimes, a store with a drive-through is referred to as a "drive-through," or the term is attached to the service, such as, "drive-through restaurant," or "drive-through bank." Drive-throughs typically have signs over the drive-through lanes to show customers which lanes are open for business. The types of signage used is usually illuminated so the "open" message can be changed to a "closed" message when the lane is not available. ==Examples== *Alcoholic beverages at a drive-through liquor store (called a "Beer Through", a "Cruise Through", a "Brew Through", or a "Pony Keg" in certain areas) *Banking services at a drive-through bank * Postal services at a drive-through mailbox *Coffee at a drive-through coffee shop *Dairy products at a drive-through dairy store (notably the Skinner Dairy shops of North-East Florida or Dairy Barn in Long Island) *Prescriptions at a drive-through pharmacy *Food or drink at a drive-through restaurant (typically fast food) *Groceries at a drive-through retailer, first by Tesco, UK *Marriage (primarily at special drive-through marriage chapels in Las Vegas in the United States) *Funeral home where mourners can drive by and view the remains of their loved ones through windows. *Pennsylvania State Representative Kevin P. Murphy installed a drive-through window designed to speed constituent service.〔 〕 *Photo processing at Fotomat. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drive-through」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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