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Quite a few main exit doors in flats are now like this, they were coming in pre-Covid anyway.
I press the things out of habit. |
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I guess they are also less likely to get jammed (glued, gummed) up. But I doubt that would be enough to get them through a cost benefit analysis. Gimmick.
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Tactile, touchable crossing points are important for people with visual impairment.
It's difficult to tell from the photos, but it looks like these crossings still have the button too. dg writes: do read the post. |
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I first spotted these in Canary Wharf in November 2020
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Unusual common sense by the powers-that-be to include a button for those unable to read a sign saying there is no need to press a button!
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If it's any consolation you're not the only one who has failed to spot these. I pass through the Wharf multiple times per week, crossing roads to get from DLR to bus. I've been pushing the button at crossings, oblivious to the contactless feature...
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Only one such crossing in Pontypridd, says the link, and two in each of the three consistuent parts of Rhondda Cynon Tâf county borough - in the two principal centres in each case.
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The extra component cost is unlikely to be significant,on any one crossing. But the suppliers may want to cover their development costs. And on an existing crossing, the labour cost of swapping the box will be quite a lot.
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Having read the entirety of the Wikipedia page on electricity on Shabbat, I suspect strict observers would just jaywalk.
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Equivalents, which look like they were retrofitted by drilling the hole for them in the old unit, were installed in Dublin from about May 2020 onwards; starting with busier crossings and those near public transport interchanges but more recently even the set that everyone just ignores and crosses anyone on a quiet road near my office has them.
Would hope these become the default for any new or repair installs regardless |
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There are indeed a lot of doors to be encountered as you walk the various mall passages throughout the Canary Wharf estate, but these too have been converted to have a least one touch free automatic door not long after Covid hit. Also, there have been hand sanitiser dispensers at some mall entrances for many years.
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Up to 30% of transmission of COVID may be surface/hands-based. Much higher for 'flu.
dg writes: nowhere near that high. |
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My comment was prompted by "Touch-free Crossing Points are a gamechanger if you're mobility restricted and hygiene-obsessed" in the second to last paragraph - but I completely missed the earlier paragraph where you pointed out that the button still worked normally. Doh!
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