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When it comes to designing things for city living, whether it’s the infrastructure or even little details—like park benches or public washrooms, you expect they will be made with people in mind. But it turns out that’s often far from the case.

Recently, Sahra Sulaiman, the communities editor for Streetsblog L.A., shared an illuminating thread about soap dispensers in LAX bathrooms. “The worker struggling to refill soaps in the LAX bathroom said she just wished architects and designers consulted with the workers that had to maintain the spaces about whether their form would actually be functional,” she wrote in a tweet amassing 126k likes.

Soon it became clear that Sahra is not the only one frustrated by how nonfunctionally public spaces are sometimes designed. More people joined the thread to share their own observations and experiences, so dear designers and architects, please take notes!

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Danish Dynomummy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah the neverending ponytail and bun struggle is real... my SO always tells me I look like the Bendneck Lady when I drive lol

Strawberry Pizza
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly! Can't even put my head back on the seat because I usually have a ponytail and it hurts too much. Really annoying.

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Catherine Côté
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And seat belts thet don't crush my neck when they slip on my breasts! That's an actual hazard!

Marianne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never have I ever seen a car with a lipstick holder. 😂

Guy Incognito
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Canyonero F series. It has a lipstick holder instead of a cigarette lighter.

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Jonna Eggl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dream of visors that actually block the sun for people less than six feet tall. And I keep a sunhat in my car because they don't exist.

Karin Jansen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah this is the winner!!! Seat belts were designed for the male torso, so as a woman (big breasted or not) you've got a 73% bigger chance of dying in a car crash than a man. (credit to the university of Virginia for figuring this one out)

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Katherine Boag
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Headrests that are even remotely the right height and comfortable. You shouldnt be driving in heels imo

Diann
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are standard for a 6' man and the mfgs began making them bend fwd for better safety. go on YouTube and they show you how to remove them and turn them around. it helps a lot..

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CLG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not a real thing is it, a lipstick holder in cars? Like a little cutout next to the cup holders or shifter or something? I can't even find an example googling it.

Claire
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2 years ago

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I think a lot of women do but there are the fictional kind apparently. but ok.

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Jenny Pugh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Adjustable seatbelts that don't half decapitate you by digging in!

Katchen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wear a kids’ seatbelt adjuster so the seatbelt doesn’t dig into my neck.

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MuddyPuddles
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

never in all my years of driving have I ever thought "damn, I wish my car had a holder for my lipstick that I keep in my bag

Wendy Wilson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One should never drive in heels. Keep flat slippers in the car. Heels are dangerous to drive in. And yes, I wear heels.

Shannon Ongley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Point of contention: no one should wear shoes with heels taller than 2" (this includes boots). They actually can shorten your Achilles tendon and can cripple you due to tendon/muscle atrophy to the point you can't wear flat shoes.

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Hemlock Tea
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WTF I have never seen a "lipstick holder" in a car... Lipstick melts.

Melissa
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My biggest pet peeve is the microwave over the stove top. WHY? It’s up so high you can not really see in it and if you are cooking the bloody thing gets hot. Nothing like reaching over a hot skillet while trying to heat up your coffee.

Shannon Ongley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you accept that the world is designed for 5'10" men, you'll accept it. You'll be pissed off (speaking as a short 5'2" lady) but you'll stop wondering, and start planning workarounds. It's kinda like accepting that bees exist.

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Heather Menard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never seen a lip stick holder in a car. By the picture they show it would melt when you turn the heat on.

John Davenport
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What car has a lipstick holder? I've never heard of such a thing.

Rod Egret
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you want to design pedals for heels? This is ridiculous.

Ursula S.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never wear heels driving because it ruins the back of the heel and the heel can get stuck.

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Michael King
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Car headrests are designed to prevent whiplash NOT be comfortable

Diann
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they can be turned around backward, which helps. My husband did mine. I found how to do it on youtube. Also, they're made standard for 6' height.

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Emily Ducat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or actually make it so you can reach the pedals with out smacking yourself in the head with the sun visor, so the seat belt isn't trying to strangle you

Claire
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2 years ago

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Um. There's an obvious solution to that. Think about it.

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Jose Cabanas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never in my life have I ever seen a lipstick holder, and would love too =:3

Amy S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A headrest for shorter people would also be nice, no way will mine support my head in a crash because it's way too high.

der sebbl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should be able to adjust the hight of it. That Said, i don't know wich model you are driving, so it could be a fixed one

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Kellynn D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, there's been a few cars designed for women, most are not modern and predate mandatory seat belts

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Jessica Jane
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nor can you leave makeup in the car without ruining the quality

Cheyanne Pavan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow... I had no idea car manufacturers did this! I'd be so angry that I'd make sure every manager at the dealership knew how ridiculously condescending this is (nicely, though, b/c it's not their fault) and I'd also write to the manufacturer about how insulted I'd be!

Digital Logic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 'pedals for heels' and 'headrests for peeps with hair' probably don't exist for reasons of safety. The final approval for designs most likely rests in the hands of industry regulators, and not the actual architect.

Justin Dough
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Head rest are designed to minimize whiplash but safety is second to comfort. Right

Kellynn D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine would be fine if it didn't angle forward to suit my much taller hubby's neck and head. He's safer from whiplash than me, it would actually force my neck down.

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Crispy Toast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The VW Beetle is the only one I know of that has a flower holder, not a lipstick holder. Not sure about the headrests

Insanity Wolf
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So there's only 2 cars in history that came with actual built in lipstick holders. Her post is from a 3d printed accessory. Imagine bitching about something that isn't an actual problem? Plus can guarantee both those models weren't in her era. Unless she's confusing other things in the car for "lipstick holders" which explains itself

M Vee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Car safety features are literally only designed with male bodies in mind, you absolute swine. Go read a book.

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Michael King
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Headrests are designed to PREVENT WHIPLASH during an accident.

Kellynn D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't fit a lot of drivers, a the lowest setting, mine still has the neck outward curve about the middle of my skull. It would most likely force my neck down and chin towards my sternum in an accident. The opposite of whiplash. This is a fact of life for most people below 5'10" or so driving any vehicle and customisation to deal with the issue voids warranties.

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Wistiti
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I take off my ponytail before I get in my car... which is annoying during spring/summer when the weather is nice enough to roll down your windows. Stressed neck or hairs over eyes?

TuesdayDangerGirl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I usually put mine up into a super high ponytail. Keeps it out of my face and no sore neck - maybe that would work for you?

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Hey!
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're driving with heels, you're doing it wrong. It will destroy them completely. Put some sneakers on instead.

Dave Parker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The headrest is not for use while driving. It's for when you are parked, and it protects you from whiplash in an accident. It's not safe to use the headrest when driving. You need to be able to turn your head freely to see all around you. You can't do that if your head is pressed back against the headrest.

Julie Enslow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are assuming the designer made those decisions. As a person with a degree in Architecture I often selected everything in a facility such as in this example, only to find the contractors would replace the item specified with a less costly item. Also they would not install them as specified because something else in the bathroom had also been replaced and these two items were not size compatible in a small apace. Get all the facts before you throw the Architect or Designer under the bus. Also, Owners have been known to get involved to " save money" and screwed it all up. Consider ceilings: lighting HVAC supply and return grills, fire protection alarms and sprinklers, sound system speakers, emergency lighting, specialty equipment, access to area above the ceiling, signage and potentially many other things all need to occupy the same space. One person in the design is responsible for coordinating all that with the many design disciplines involved. One well meaning person can cause a me

Amelia Bee
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG YES THE HEADREST THING. Please make them comfortable for women 😭

M Vee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to mention the fact that car safety is literally not designed with women/children/people with smaller bodies in mind. I'm more likely to die in a crash than my boyfriend is just because my body is different and the Reagan administration didn't believe in regulating anything.

Duncan
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The headrest isnt so much a thing to rest your head on. Its functionality is to prevent your head snapping backwards when rear ended and so trying to save you from whiplash. The "headrest" must also be set to the correct hight to work properly. I would choose m my health over my hair. And regarding to driving with heals, it's proven to be more dangerous or less save then driving with flats. Maybe want to get yourself some nice car flats. And change shoes in the car. Drive save and looking good.

Maureen Laneski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! You can't wear a bun or ponytail unless they are SUPER high. If there is a way to do that while maintaining the safety feature of the headrest, someone figure it out, please.

Francesa Miller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remove the headrests, turn them around and put them back on. It saves my hair and lets me keep my hat on as I drive.

Marie Larotonda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I turn my headrest backwards, otherwise they shove my head too far forward.

Denikitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should not fix their lipstick while they are driving anyway

John Fisher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just marked that thing different. If you saidbit was a universal pen holder that could also hold lipsticks and other stuff, that soumds so mich more normal lol even though it's the same...

CJ Kelly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just take off the shoes that can get caught in the car mat and cause you to wreck, and flip the headrest around to angle in the opposite direction 🤦🏽‍♀️

Gladys Hayes Southerland
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You will only leave that lipstick in the holder exactly once BC you won't have it anymore after it melts in the heat (Florida) but those awful headrests...

Patricia Stilwell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve NEVER seen a car with a lipstick holder. If you leave lipstick in the car where I live, it will melt into a nasty greasy puddle. I don’t even leave my purse in the car.

Beck Latta
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there has always been a lipstick holder its called your bag/purse

Susan Allard
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about a car with misplaced mirrors on side that I have to stretch and dodge when making a left in order to see if anyone is in the crosswalk . Seat that is suppose to raise that is still too low. Controlles in middle console like radio that is turned off everytime the dog jumps in the car or my grandson. Very poor design for short people..

Alasdair Cruickshank
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are car headrests with holes in the middle that are perfect for hair buns and pony tails, you just have never bothered to look for one. Also you should never wear heels when driving, it is dangerous, they can stick beneath the pedal and cause you to crash. It is a known cause of death in some accidents.

Katherine Stevens
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man what lady leaves their lipstick in the car... it effing melts and makes a effing mess. Short with long hair please make that more for women. I'm 5' with like 3' of hair, ponytails are forever. So make short people seatbelts (I know they are adjustable but when you short it's all strangling) a hole in the headrest for ponies , perfect, done.

Magpie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clarification. They are not head rests to rest your head on. They are called head rests. BUT they are there to stop whiplash in a crash.....Whiplash can leave us with intense pain for ever....or quadriplegic. I just needed to clear that up.

Eliyahu Rooff
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Headrests are also a problem for people who wear hats. Real hats, that is; not baseball caps. There's no room for the back part of the brim of the hat.

Hope Cows&Chickens
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I removed the headrest completely. Its in the trunk, in case I ever want to sell the car I can put it back in.

Kellynn D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 5' and 1/2", my mother is well under 5', and we have chests... struggle to get the seats right without the steering wheel up against our ribs, the seat belt won't sit right against our chests... and the constant strangling of the seat belt against our necks.

Elizabeth Butler
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about seat belts for people other than 6 foot men?????? Even the adjustable ones are too tall.

Eric r
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From working in the car industry for the last 25 years I have never once seen this. Ever.

Jack Urquhart
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

your wishes are as silly as the lipstick holder. What, should the seat rest have a big piece of it missing for your hair? When you are driving take off your bloody torture chambers and wear sneakers while you are driving.....yeesh

Jan Wiesfeld
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heels? No. They can obstruct the movement of the pedals. Similarly the headrest is supposed to cushion your head during an impact, not to be comfortable.

Keisha
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that actually a thing ? I'm 51 and always been a car fanatic and I have never seen a car with a lipstick holder. I don't wear heels while driving,I bring flats for driving and don't wear my hair up so I don't understand those other two struggles.

Barbara Vandewalle
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i want all of these car designers have to fix what they design. Replace the batter where you have to take off a front wheel and then the shroud to get to the battery. Or remove the entire grill, pull the entire engine block to replace the spark plugs.

Lewis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sleeping in a car or a recliner has become nearly impossible for most people these days. Have you ever noticed that the proper way to do CPR is to lift the patient's neck and tilt the head back to open the airway? So why do the designers of these two items do the exact opposite? Are they trying to cut off our air, hoping we'll die in our sleep and make the population control freaks happy?

DetongLhamo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My hair used to be so long I’d get it caught in the door when I was closing it.

Storm Rise
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about seat height designed for someone with a short torso? Just about every damn car has a headrest that shoves my neck forward because the seat back is so damn high, that even on the lowest setting it's in the wrong place. Thank god for Subaru!

Allan Clipperton-Boyer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

DO NOT drive while wearing heels. The heel could get jammed beneath the pedal, and in an emergency, you may not be able to stop.

Susan Egan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Turn that headrest around. Every time I've rented a car the headrest is at an angle that I can't sit comfortably even if I press my head against it. Pull that puppy out and put it back in backwards.

Okatango
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somewhere to put my purse when passenger seat is occupied, that's all I ask.

Mary Haynes
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

seatbelt designed to adjust to body height so it doesn't cut into your neck

Isabel Care
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seat belt that adjusts for boobs. I have it over the top of both (up the side of one , then over the top), with a pad so it doesn't cut into my neck and set as low as possible on the door side.

Isabel Care
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Indicator lights that are easy to see, not just a pretty design. They need to function.

ELzone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are so many comments on this first submission XD

Zaza
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You shouldn't be driving in heels!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok you shouldn't apply lipstick either, but seriousl;y, no heels on when driving a car

TTorrest Author
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please please please if any car designers happen upon this post... If you *really* want to design cars for women, GIVE US SOME GODDANGED PURSE HOOKS! We are sick of stopping short just to have our purses spill out all over the passenger side floor. Thank you.

Vladimíra Matejová
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

forget the headrest..what about a car where I dont have to put pillows behind my back and under my bottom to actually reach the pedals and see the road at the same time and where my knees dont hit anything?

Sarah Smith
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The motor vehicle office had a special counter for handicap placards that required.... standing in line (no way to sit down), and a chest high counter. . The motor vehicle office had recently upgraded and... . The rest of the counters had numbers you picked up and benches you sat in while waiting to be called. .

Karen Webb
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

P or seat belts that adjusts for everyone. I know it would be hard to do but the way they're designed it would decapitate me if I had to throw on the brakes

Jonathan Joye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't drive in heels. It's s safety hazard because they can get stuck on the carpets/other pedal/etc. Similar to flip flops. Better to remove them to drive barefoot and put them back on to get out.

Jill Bussey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A car company, many years ago, had a test for their seat covers that required a person wearing a mink coat to sit on it. The fabric opened and when the person left the car, the seat cover pulled loads of hairs from the mink coat. I guess they redesigned that quite quickly.

Maria Bablyak
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because auto design world is dominated by software savvy guys and marketers, not female designers with common sense.

Kellie Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And for nails that actually extend beyond the finger. Not even the extreme kind. Just simple normal nails. I'm always turning things on on the steering column, including the fake automatic shift buttons. Throwing the car suddenly into 2nd or 3rd. At any speed. Including on the highway. And I was never taught how to drive a stick, so this is very dangerous.

Adl waag
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hear hear! And ìf you need a lipstickholder, please dont design it to melt by the heating system its attached to!

Judy Drexel
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is one common theme in all of these posts. Get a life people.

Tamyra Yancey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I completely agree. This is why UX research is so important in every industry of design.

Julia McElroy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a so much wrong with this. Lipstick holders are bad but heels are good???? Safety is less important than a ponytail? How about imagining a world where women don't compromise to look pretty. For themselves, of course, not for others. Whiplash is fine if it saves the hair. And heels and driving? I mean, really???

Bradley McElroy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They didn't say they want NO headrest. And if you're soooo concerned about safety wouldn't a lipstick holder be a distraction 🤔 You're going off the deep end here

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Smitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lipstick holders mounted to the heat vent. Smh I guess commonsense isn't a requirement for the design team.

Captain Quirk
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Commenter Talena Lee wrote the following, and I think she's right: "she's mistaking an accessory she probably saw like once online that she could buy somewhere and attach to her airvent for a literal feature built in to cars everywhere and posting like she knows s**t. people do that on the internet."

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Talena Lee
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you know that's not a thing right? they make accessories you can buy to hold chapstick but not literally cars designed for women with lipstick holders. so scream away darling. lmao. also I literally have all the hair and you're talking about a car without head rests which wouldn't be safe. and not all women wear heels. that's not a car designed for women. that's just a car designed for one specific kind of shoe which is stupid. how is this the suggestion in first place. it's the dumbest thing I've read in days.

Holy Moly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe remove the headrests and wear a neck brace instead? Headrests are there for safety, not to rest your head on.

Signe Manat Hansen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah and if you take it off because there's no room for your hair, there's no safety. Duh.

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DC
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... design should always, primarily at least, be a result of function. Pinin Farina designed the Testarossa? Yes, and while it's drag coefficient might be surprisingly high for a car of that kind and era (0.36 - same as the contemporary S-class by Mercedes, the W126), the other side of it is that its body creates a lot of downforce without needing a wing or so ... those upswinging, horizontal areas over the air inlet are what is to look at - and, man, was that a nice car! After all, that much power, the speed it could reach (roughly 300 kph), do need downforce, and this, if created by aerodynamics, won't come for free, taking into account that a car's usual shape always will produce upforce, and this car does not, but creates a downforce of significant amount, shines a different light on the sheer, uncommented number of 0.36. The Mercedes had upforce anyway.

JB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take an upvote to get you back to neutral; just because the audience only understands one word in four (me included), you shouldn’t be penalized. This said, unless you live in Germany with access to the autobahn (which itself should be discussed elsewhere), I fail to comprehend why any car destined to be driven by people off a racetrack should be designed for such high speeds. Speed limits aren’t about automotive capability, they address average human response time and the physical damage inherent at specific speeds.

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Gina Sicat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am Interior Decorator myself, and I would like to see Car design to the practicalilty. Push botton that make sense to all ages. Not cars that has so many push botton, that you don't even use it. I am more so on easy to plug gadgets, compartment that will do job to the max, for coffee, cellphone and Sunglasses.

Amelia Joy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uh… also the fact that males can wear lipstick too- i’ve seen people complaining about a lot of other things (that I agree with), but i’m mad that its “made for women” with a lipstick holder when men can wear lipstick and make up too..

Cozy Viper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just stop having long hair and cut it. Wear normal shoes.

Hyde and Seek
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or seatbelts that don't throttle you for having large breasts and before you say "just get them removed" that's f****n expensive. Oh and FYI a lot of black tie(i.e. formal wear) events DO require or heavily imply that heels are required.

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Hope Cows&Chickens
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I removed the headrest in my car so I dont have that constant distracting fight and can pay attention to the road!

Rhonda Price
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's how people got decapitated in older car models, before standard safety features. And it's actually illegal to do that.

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barbie me
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter asked me why I always drove with this seat leaning back-did I think I was cool? No-ponytail!

Bradley McElroy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well if you live in the first world that's the world you live in. Wow that's so crazy who would think

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Just wear normal shoes. Simple. I see why people divorce now. Cuz women too stupid.

Signe Manat Hansen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, it's because you're stupid. You cause all divorces in the world world with your stupidity, you fúcking moron.

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Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities. It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people live, engage with each other, and engage with the physical place around them in the modern world.

According to the United Nations (U.N.), 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, compared with 2% at the beginning of the 19th century, 30% in 1950 and 55% in 2018. The current urbanization is represented in hard-to-believe figures. The world’s largest city, Tokyo, which had a population of roughly 37 million in 2020, is expected to be overtaken in 2028 by New Delhi, the capital of India.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, in Japan, bathrooms have a sort of ledge where you can place your stuff while using the urinals. There are also hooks to hang your umbrella or bags.

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Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because that would be using common sense! Apparently this too is a waning commodity!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There shouldn't have been a fight because it shouldn't have been an "if". The discussion should have started from "where do we put the disposal?"

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But you don’t have to look at metropolises to realize how much and how fast our environment is changing. Pick just about any city, the one that you live in right now, and it will seem both familiar and new at the same time. So today designers and urban planners face incredible challenges—to make sure the public spaces, infrastructure, and resources cater to the people who live there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are indeed the worst, and seem to be popular with "sleek" contemporary designs. A huge sink with the spout reaching 1" past the edge so you have to press your hands against the side of the basin to access the water.

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Chich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My one experience with what I now take to be a purse hook was when they were installed on the face of the bar just where your knee would find them when sitting on the stool.

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There are many ways to approach urban development that promote healthy living and longevity through a variety of design practices. Areas called “Blue Zones” are one of them. Dan Buettner, the author of the concept who wrote about for National Geographic, found that these communities had lower incidents of cancer and heart disease, fewer cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a higher percentage of the population in their 90s and 100s, and were generally happier.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In general things are designed with the worst way for handicap people. Urban architects and engineers should live a month in a wheelchair or with a stroller before they do things. For example the metro at my parents city is """adapted""" for us, they put a beautiful sticker and cheered of how amazing they are. The metros are taller than the platforms and it leaves a small step. Small enough that a walking person wont notice but bit enough that my disabilities scotter cannot get there...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BP taught me that those gaps in the stalls i an American thing. Sooo happy we dont have those

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According to Joe Pobiner, Planning and Urban Design expert and advisor, urban design that follows the concept of Blue Zones includes: walkable environments to reduce the need for cars; increased vertical density and mixed-use diversity to encourage walking; a mix of housing options to encourage a multi-generational population; a mix of development types beyond residential and office spaces; local gathering places, parks, and plazas; locally owned farm-to-table restaurants; community gardens and rooftop gardens, and so on.

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Jess
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasteful and disgusting. Flushing sends up particles into the air and can spread across the bathroom so you breathe in the aerosolized waste or the potentially harmful bacteria/viruses from stool, urine, vomit...

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Mr Neil
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bring a roll of blue painters tape and put a piece over the sensor while you clean then move it to the next toilet when you finish that one. It will keep it from flushing

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Steffen Rehm
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, we got a new delivery ramp years back, so we do not need to use the public entrance anymore. Turns out we use the public entrance since them anyways, because the ramp is highly unsafe and horrible to work with. The architect is still mad at us, he think, it was a great idea.

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Pobiner argues that today, walkability and access to green spaces are top selling points. “Buyers want neighborhoods that offer new architecture, land uses, and technology—areas that create 'intelligent' density conducive to walking and biking, and that are less costly and more sustainable,” he explains.

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Francis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my bf who is a chef also hates sinks that are to small for a very large pot and/or too far away from the stove so that you have to carry the big, full and therefor heavy pot to the stove. it's something he hates in his professional kitchen and in our ymall privat one LOL

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Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't hang it on the hook at the top of the door if it has one - it can be reached by a determined thief. And who wants to put it on the floor

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Pamda Panda
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to get a glob of soap on my hands and let a little girl swipe it off because the soap dispensers were impossible for her to reach. This was at a ski resort, with ski schools and everything. Main lodge at the bottom of the mountain

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, place where I used to work had floor to ceiling glass walls on conference rooms. Then they had to add curtains because you know, sometimes you might be sharing something you can't announce to the whole company. Also it is a distraction when you are in a meeting in a glass cube and you see people outside the cube passing by.

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Mark Vosters
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And how about designing parking lots in northern climates that snow plows can actually maneuver around

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A Brand High School (1991) Had A Chemistry Lab With An Emergency Shower But NO Floor Drain--Contaminated Water Everywhere

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Jenn C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At my McDonald's the stall is so short they had to cut a hole in the door so it could swing past the toilet when it opened. You had to stand beside the toilet to get in or out.

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John Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have repeatedly seen paper towel dispensers that you grab the towel to pull some out, but the damn thing is set so tight all you get is a very small handful of paper. Bloody useless.

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Eucritta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And/or there's a 'vessel sink' like a honking great mixing bowl on a high counter. I've thought, I hope whoever designed this mess has to use this very bathroom when they're old and arthritic, and see how -they- like it.

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Carbonel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve heard about lots of school libraries that were centrally placed in their buildings …fantastic! Centrally placed in an atrium … not fantastic. (No walls = no crowd control, no noise control, no stock control…)

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Nicole A
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At a school I taught in they put the drains in the center but sloped the floors UPWARDS towards the drains. So nothing would run in the drain unless the entire room was flooded with 1.5 inches of liquid. Our poor janitor was always fighting with the bathrooms and especially the ones for the little kids with bad aim. He'd have to hose the floor down and then sweep the pissy water towards the drains for a half hour to attempt to clean things.

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Ogre Juan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disney Had A Coaster W/ Animatronic Bigfoot That Is Static Now. Movement Cracked The Foundation And Can Only Be Braced. A Proper Fix Would Have To Dismantle The Entire Ride. Too Expensive They Said

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Britney Muller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Communications Building at my University was built with such thick walls no one had cell service inside.

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Ellie Rosser
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also dishwashers! It's bad enough having to bend down to load one (really, can't the top be higher than the bench without causing armageddon?) but when you have to twist as well to reach the place where dirty dishes are stored before going in then that's just beyond irritating. Also, if I can't walk past it when the door is open I am not happy.

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Dawn Bodtke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Airport Bathroom stall doors should always open out, so you can wheel your suitcase in and still be able to close the door.

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Céline Proulx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well. That IS the point of a sloped roof, especially when the weather gets warmer, you don't want that heavy combination of snow and water on your roof. Homeowners should remove the snow from the sidewalk, though.

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally like a pedestal sink. It discourages clutter and is easy to clean and very sleek looking

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