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Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do? (lemmy.world)

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I hate peaking under the stalls or knocking doors to figure it out. The answer is so simple.

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[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 8 points 8 months ago

The US is cheap. We even famously have large gaps between the door/stall panels. I can only imagine it is to accommodate temperature/humidity changes so that they don't jam.

Nicer places sometimes have actual deadbolt locks connected to a vacant/occupied indicator on the exterior. But it is rare. Usually it's just a gapped stall with a sliding lock that will often not even line up correctly without wiggling the door.

In some instances I have had to use my gym key fob in place of the missing sliding mechanism to secure the door.

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

It's to shame you out of doing drugs and having sex in the stalls. It doesn't work because people who are going to do that in a public toilet are usually immune to said shame.

[-] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I can only imagine it is to accommodate temperature/humidity changes so that they don't jam.

You could deal with that while still keeping privacy with a rabeted edge on the door sides.

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