I'd choose boats any day

I remember riding a ferry in Penang Malaysia which had these reversible benches a long time ago. The ferry never turn itself around because it can be driven in both ways (forward and reverse); making these benches necessary.

Thats a neat idea!

Boats and hoes/ flip… boats and …and… wtf! Some old a*****e fishing in his boat 🚤 looking like a complete a*****e in his 40k boat alone with no hoes in his boat! Hey man wow that is a genius solution for all my problems. Except not so genius since it won’t fold all the way down so those hoes can lay down and watch me as I catch every STD passed around the harbor. When the fill in genius is replaced with a real one ☝️ Please redesign that f****r because only a genius would have added additional pleasure features to accommodate those preferred customers that need those solutions resolved easily not sitting there looking at old saggy balls reeling in a largemouth bass if anything just positioned to stare at boats and hoes will have to be standard on that stupid f*****g worthless bench that not a single soul alive would even want to flip the gd thing. Gd you know what f**k the bench and the non genius solution bs. A chainsaw is better and we can Build a wooden statue of just a hoe. Genius

and they have no bars across the bench to discourage homeless from sleeping there. A+

One just never knows where they're going to find a genius idea!

Our major downtown renovation placed all the benches looking into the shop windows which feels very isolating.

Brilliant!!😊

As long as you get there first and choose your view..

And unlike the US, the seat isn't 2.5 feet off the ground so that only someone 6' 5" would be comfortable.

I like the simple design.

Brilliant!

This is at the Town Basin in Whangarei NZ. If you chose not to boat watch you can flip and people watch, there are cafes and restaurants as well as a variety of other shops. This boardwalk is a segment of a 4km loop walk along the Hatea River, so you will see loads of people.

Some NY commuter trains once had these so the train didn't have to turn around.

People always.

And here in America they design our benches so that they are impossible for homeless people to sleep on.

just dont lean backwards otherwise you'll be flipped over too :D

Boats.

Oooh this is my hometown, Whangarei, New Zealand.... little thrills hehe

That's a dilemma if you want to look at people on boats. Hmm, I might be wrong. :D

Decisions, decisions! I want to people watch AND look at boats!

They have had these in my towns for years. The specific spots happen to have both amazing sunrises and sunsets so the adjustable benches let people enjoy the views comfortably