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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It'd be cool if they had those here but I swear we have enough idiots that would try to get in for shits and giggles and maim themselves

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We can't have a lot of things because that 1% is fucking morons.

Everything from clean public bathrooms to high end vending machines.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

US here... it has less to do with the 1% being fucking morons and more to do with the only infrastructure we actually pay any attention to is cars. Sure we're having a bit of a bicycle revolution but at least in my area the bikes aren't being used for transport but for fun, but then that's with a metro that's sprawling with a city that's only 100 sq miles smaller than NYC, with 8,000,000 less people in it. Add that the auto companies were allowed to buy out things like the streetcar that was local and able to tear up the tracks to get rid of competition, it really isn't a shocker.

But we're now stuck in a cyclical spiral, of no investment for things like this are happening because it's not seen as profitable enough. Which means a constant problem of using something like a bike for commuting is "But then I have nowhere I can put my bike where it won't get fucked with." so people don't commute with it, which leads to no investment to the infrastructure.

Dunno how to fix it. It just sucks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Don't forget privacy in toilet stalls - I've seen the huge gaps in doors in the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You could put giant billboards warning for the risk and it would still become a recurring event. Even if it said "warning: this is capable of grinding a human being to pulp".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Now you got me seriously depressed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Not only will this kill you, but it will hurt like hell the whole time you're dieing"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where is that sentence from?

Why can't we have basic, objective, uncomplicated worded warnings like that? Maybe the stupid ratio would drop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I've heard of it posted on high voltage electrical panels, but never seen it myself (I'm not an electrician). I don't know if I got the wording exactly right, but it sounds good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Meanwhile, I can't retrieve my bike because someone's mangled arm is jamming the main lift.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Make it self cleaning. Problem will solve itself after a while

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd imagine it's got weight and pressure sensors, so I don't think a person would get very far. I can definitely see the mechanism getting jammed by garbage or some shit, especially if someone's trying to jam it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe, hopefully? I'd imagine whatever idiotproofing they do won't be sufficient for the wild.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That’s the premise behind /r/ArchitectureForAdults: architecture that’s dangerous for morons, but safe for everyone else