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Inside the bathroom itself, the doors on individual stalls usually open inwards. One pragmatic advantage of this approach is that if the door opens while you ar
by KineticLensman 5y ago
Inside the bathroom itself, the doors on individual stalls usually open inwards. One pragmatic advantage of this approach is that if the door opens while you are seated, you can push it closed without getting up. Or requiring help from someone else outside. This also drives the use of push-in-pull-out handles.
- egypturnash 5y agoOne major disadvantage of this approach is that if you are coming in with a bulky bag, or more (hauling carry-on luggage in an airport for instance), you have sharply limited space within to maneuver you and your stuff to a position where you can lift your skirts and do what you came here to do. Every time I go to a public bathroom with stall doors that open outward I am delighted.
- tinha 5y agoYou are forgetting about pregnants and bigger people. They usually have a hard time getting into the stalls.
- cutemonster 5y agoWhy don't someone design doors that can be both pushed and pulled, and locked I guess this exists at some places Plus a mechanism that prevents the doors from opening too fast outwards (so they won't hit anyone)
- jamesgeck0 5y agoIIRC the Dallas airport had large selves in the wall behind the toilets for luggage. It was extremely convenient.
- paxys 5y agoThe bigger reason is that space is usually tight in bathrooms and you don't want to slam the door into someone waiting outside when leaving the stall.