I know what you are talking about, but I get more annoyed by the doors themselves, as there are many buildings I've been to that have either handicap accessible swinging doors, or really old sliding doors that take a long time to move, so you have to wait on them, and they are the main doors. I'm all for things being handicap accessible, and I don't think that they should be off to the side - I don't like how some buildings have the handicap doors all the way to either side, with "normal" handled doors in the center, as I figure people in wheelchairs, or walking with a cane (or canes) shouldn't be forced to angle to get to an easier entry point - but I really think that they should be well maintained, and fast.
If you've been into a major hospital, I'm sure you'll know what I mean by fast motorized swinging doors. They have them everywhere. You just punch a button on the wall, and they swing open in a matter of seconds. That is how doors at the openings of buildings should be, but far too often they are very slow, which is what bothers me.
I don't have any problem with everyone using the motorized doors, just that they hold things up when the doors are slow... if the doors didn't take so long to open it would be any problem at all. Anyway, that's my tuppence.
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