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In NYC, a mirror is required in an apartment elevator so that it "will enable persons prior to entering into such elevator to view the inside thereof to determi
by ipqk 4y ago
In NYC, a mirror is required in an apartment elevator so that it "will enable persons prior to entering into such elevator to view the inside thereof to determine whether any person is in such elevator."
- voisin 4y agoInteresting. I have yet to be in an elevator so cavernous that I would need mirrors to see what might be hiding in the corners! Given the number of places in society where mirrors could help with this, elevators would be far down that list to mandate for me. Here’s a (definitely not definitive) source on what I said re the original installation of mirrors in elevators: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-lifts-elevators-have-mirrors https://www.quora.com/Why-do-lifts-elevators-have-mirrors
- ipqk 4y agoSo I lived in a building that had a small elevator and a tiny, virtually useless, mirror just to abide by regulations. Even though is was a small elevator, it was easy to walk in without noticing someone was already in there. The bigger mirrors you normally see would have prevented that. I don't know the rational for this regulation, but my guess it's either for safety, or to ease the flow of people in & out of elevators.
- Arrath 4y agoInteresting! I'd never thought about that, but it does make sense.