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On the topic of handles being disease vectors, can someone explain to me the design of the American cross-walk button which is so small it requires a finger pre
by dorkwood 7y ago
On the topic of handles being disease vectors, can someone explain to me the design of the American cross-walk button which is so small it requires a finger press? It's also shielded by plastic around the edges so you can't get to it with a more blunt object, such as your elbow.
- ardy42 7y ago> It's also shielded by plastic around the edges so you can't get to it with a more blunt object, such as your elbow. My guess is the idea is to protect the relatively fragile button against blunt impacts, like vandals or bicycle crashes.
- Gibbon1 7y agoTrue story in college I used to play arcade games down in the basement of the student union. I discovered that by not touching my nose or face while playing and then washing my hands afterwards meant I stopped getting colds. I totally think that non-contact buttons and doors would help a lot to reduce the spread of colds and flu.
- mhb 7y agoIf they were actually functional, that would be a bigger problem.
- Zanni 7y agoFun fact: some are functional. The only way to know for sure is to not press the button and watch an entire light cycle go by without an opportunity to cross.
- dorkwood 7y agoThat particular one is functional. If you don't press it, only the walk single on the parallel side of the intersection will activate.