Timeline for Why don’t we remove door handles and let doors open both ways (inwards, outwards)?
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| Nov 12, 2016 at 1:15 | comment | added | user67695 | @ErikKowal when a handle is to be grabbed but not turned, please please please don't just use an ordinary-looking knob that appears to require turning! It is very frustrating to have to figure out that I was stupid to turn the knob because that was not needed. | |
| Jun 26, 2014 at 10:32 | comment | added | Erik Kowal | In general, I agree with all of your objections. However, some of them can be avoided or mitigated by at least fitting the door with handles that can be grabbed, even if they can't be turned. I myself have repurposed old door handles for use with some wooden garden gates; you can't turn the handles, but you can at least pull (or push) the gates open (or closed) with them. | |
| Jun 25, 2014 at 16:57 | comment | added | nvuono | Good answer here and risk of smacking another person can be extended to hallways/corridors. For example, bathrooms accessible from a hallway will open inwards as people inside the bathroom approaching the door to exit may expect the door to open towards them. People walking down a hallway should not be expected to dodge every single door | |
| Jun 24, 2014 at 16:21 | history | answered | HugoRune | CC BY-SA 3.0 |