Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months 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-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareDoubleDongle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months 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.