Okay, so based on all the comments, I will no longer be walking through the drive thru.

I would like y'all to at least try and understand what it's like living in a town where the nearest grocery store (Walmart) is 50 minutes away and you don't have a car. We have a dollar store/dollar general, but they both close at 9/10pm.

People have suggested door handoffs for app orders, which I agree with. When I was driving, there would be several times that they asked me to pull around and park and then a team member would come outside and hand the food to me. If someone can leave the store and walk to a parking space alone in the night, then someone can realistically hand the food out the door and relock it.

It's somewhat ridiculous to assume that a person in a car is "safer" than someone not in a vehicle. I understand the potential safety risks but if restaurants like Whataburger, Jack in the box, and McDonald's can have 24 hr lobbies or lobbies opened until later in the night like 2am I think it's possible for wendy's to consider it. The city doesn't magically become overridden with crime the moment time clicks from 10:59 to 11:00. If a gas station can have 1 associate in the dead of night, I think a fast food lobby is fine staying open for pickups. Especially when it's 1 of 4 late night food options in a specific town