It’s both a hazard for emergencies as well as a hygienic nightmare. We all see the people leaving without washing their hands!
We have outwards opening bathroom doors in the office and they’re great for giving people concussions and bumps on their head, as well as knocking coffees out of people’s hands. When we pass these doors in the hallway we put our hands up like our abusive dad went for a high five.
OP you clearly have no clue what you are talking about. Safety if number one reason, slamming the open-door in people walking outside the door is another. You can defend against someone forcing their way in, by using your body weight against door, something you can not do if it swings outward. Odor control is another issue, door swing outward will release the smell into next room, rather than contain it with the swing inward. Finally, this has nothing to do with architects or interior designer, this is a building code bylaw, as accessibility demand the door swing inward for people in a wheelchair so they can operate it.
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…
We need those cool and unnecessarily complicated sci-fi doors that open with multiple stages or like a camera aperture or a Stargate iris.
You reminded me of something I learned about back when I worked at Disney - most of the bathroom doors on property swing the way you’re complaining about for reasons I can’t remember but might be because you’re supposed to have clean hands when exiting the bathroom (wash your damn hands!). But Disney’s Animal Kingdom is different, because if an animal gets loose the bathrooms are designed to keep animals out, most animals are going to have trouble figuring out how to pull open the door to get into the bathroom. Good to know in case their new batch of cheetahs also figures out how to escape.
I can’t imagine being one of those people that freak out over the littlest thing. I always imagine invader Zim when he learns about germs.
Someone might correct me, but if I remember correctly it’s something to do with air flow as well
Thank you! Same exact thought, I was telling my friends this a while back, and they said I was making no sense
Most bathrooms have foot pulls now, it’s not a perfect solution for everyone but it’s better than the alternative.
What’s a foot pull? I’m imagining a floor-level hook that you either use to open the door or break your ankle with
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My shoes are smooth enough to make it impossible to get a grip on them. Not to mention trying to balance while pulling it. Some bathrooms have an arm pull, dobt know how hygienic it is.
Most? I do see them often but you definitely live in a different place than I do.
Central Florida.
You just need to learn the Joe Rogan spinning sidekick.
Toilet doors should face outward, so you can save someone who’s in distress inside.