It’s both a hazard for emergencies as well as a hygienic nightmare. We all see the people leaving without washing their hands!

  • the_boxhead@sh.itjust.works
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    I’m not an expert (at all), but I presume that opening a door into a thoroughfare risks hitting someone with the door but opening into a room only risks a person ready to leave (and approaching the door head on?)

    Just thoughts…

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      1 year ago

      One compromise might be touchless door handles

      I’ve also seen these at my school, but it doesn’t work for all doors since the door needs to be light enough

      Neither of these are that accessible though, and I can’t find photos of the better ones

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        1 year ago

        accessibility shouldn’t prevent improvements, we can just add the foot handles and handicapped people simply keep operating doors like they currently do.

        They’ll still be exposed to fewer germs so they benefit anyways.

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    I believe it’s to do with hand cleanliness. When you enter, you push the door as your hands are dirty (maybe shove it with your arm or something), then when you leave your hands are (supposed to be) clean so you pull the door as it’s a nice clean handle to grab.

    I don’t get it either, but that’s what I’ve heard as the reason.

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    1 year ago

    We need those cool and unnecessarily complicated sci-fi doors that open with multiple stages or like a camera aperture or a Stargate iris.