Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy do businesses and other public facilities have a metal plate where the door knob should be? Is pushing open the door more sanitary or something?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down15
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareWhy do businesses and other public facilities have a metal plate where the door knob should be? Is pushing open the door more sanitary or something?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareDoubleDongle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoDoors that push open are a lot more amenable to panickong people who need to get out in an emergency. You may notice that a lot of these non-latching or push-mechanism doors also swing out towards the exit.
Doors that push open are a lot more amenable to panickong people who need to get out in an emergency. You may notice that a lot of these non-latching or push-mechanism doors also swing out towards the exit.