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The handicapped stall in the restroom should be reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped people.
True
10% (2 votes)
False
90% (19 votes)
Total votes: 21
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Well, I saw this sign in a
Well, I saw this sign in a restroom in Sedona and it made me wonder...
The handicapped stall should
The handicapped stall should be one's last choice, but if the others are full and no one is around who would need it, then take the damn thing.
I don't even bother making it my last choice.
At least, I don't at work. Maybe that makes me a jerk. But nobody who isn't an employee of my company has access to our bathroom, and there is not one single handicapped man working at our company.
In public places, though, yeah, I wouldn't use it unless it was the last option, but then I would.
First choice.
I use the handicapped stall preferentially if I'm escorting small children.
Seconded
Absolutely. It is hard enough wrangling Alexei as is.
It's usually the first stall I look for to see if it is unoccupied. Also, I rarely see the stall indicated as being anything special.
It's also where they typically put the changing table
Instead of putting the changing table out in the common area of the restroom it's often put in the handicapped stall as it has the additional floor space needed to flip down the table and still be able to walk around. Also, it sometimes has it's own garbage can even when other stalls don't.
I like the handicapped stall for another reason as well, which is I have very long legs and the handicapped toilet is usually about 2 inches taller than a standard public toilet.
What puzzles me is the handicapped urinals, which are signicantly lower than the others. I don't see how that makes them easier to use.
Of course not.
"Handicapped" stalls aren't for just any handicapped people, they're roomier and have those handlebars specifically to accomodate wheelchair users. But why should being in a wheelchair allow you to skip the bathroom line? It's hardly analogous to handicapped parking spaces being placed closest to store entrances (to save them the arduous trouble of rolling all the way across the parking lot.)
Of course, if it's a ballgame-busy bathroom and there's a wheelchair guy behind me and multiple stalls open up at once, he should get the handicapped one. Other than that, he can wait on line like everyone else.