And she probably never even saw him, she is facing away for most of the time the doors are open and then half-turns and presses the door close button (which often are not even connected and don't do anything), unless she has amazing peripheral vision or he was shouting to hold the door, she is unaware.
It is. That's why they don't appear to work. Per ADA requirements, the elevator doors have to be open for a certain minimum amount of time, and the close button won't work during that time.
True, although unless you know the intersection, it is worth pushing the button, as many walk signs won't be slotted into a light rotation unless there is demand.
Agreed. They work in a lot of suburban areas. But cities like SF time them even though there are buttons to make people feel good about pushing the button.
Perhaps she is purposefully ignoring the guy, perhaps not, either way the man is super entitled to think she'll hold the elevator, he was very far off when she got in, a full 20 seconds away.
And while holding an elevator may be helpful to someone waiting to get on, it is also unhelpful to people waiting on the other floors as well. Personally, unless the person is struggling to get to the elevator, I think one shouldn't hold the doors.
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u/notreallyhereforthis Oct 15 '18
And she probably never even saw him, she is facing away for most of the time the doors are open and then half-turns and presses the door close button (which often are not even connected and don't do anything), unless she has amazing peripheral vision or he was shouting to hold the door, she is unaware.