Bike pump outside HSBC Mare street, Hackney

What exactly is the point of this?, i think i'm missing it. Am i to assume people go cycling with flats and cycle to this street pump to pump up their tyres? Or is it in case you get a puncture, repair the puncture only to find out you forgot your pump (which i think is quite unlikely if you didn't forget to bring a spare inner tube or puncture kit)

Excuse my stupidity :p

flat - fix - pump up with tiny emergency pump - cant get to more than 60 psi without pumping for 1/2 hour - enough to roll on - street track pump - up to normal pressure - awesome!