35 Stupidly Unsafe Designs That Seem Like A Crime Against Humanity
Falling is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury or death, second only to road traffic injuries. Unfortunately, the number of falling accidents is an ever growing statistic worldwide. Currently, an estimated 684,000 fatal falls occurs globally on an annual basis. While sometimes, people can fall because of negligence or clumsiness, there’s a potentially unseen danger lurking around in terms of design flaws.
Whether it’s a tricky staircase or a trippy sidewalk layout, there are potential death traps in unpredictable situations that people need to be made aware of so they know what to look out for. Scroll below to check out this list of hazardous design elements casually spotted in public and remember to stay safe out there folks!
#1 This Sidewalk Brick Layout. Perfect To Lose Balance Or Trip
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#2 Those Are Stairs
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#3 That Seems Dangerous
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#4 My School Tried To Make The Staircase To The Cafeteria Accessible To Wheelchair Users
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#5 Putting This On Arthritis Cream Is Such A Cruel Joke
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#6 Guess I’m Paying For The Upstairs Neighbors Heating
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#7 How Not To Design A Bike-Lane Route
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#8 Waterfall Over The Entrance To My Apartment When It Rains. No The Gutters Aren’t Full. It’s Designed This Way
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#9 The Entrance Of Possible Death
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#10 Melbourne, Australia Supermarket – Where You Can Self-Checkout, But You Can Never Leave…
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#11 Carpet Around The Drain Is Crazy
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#12 This Random Power Outlet Sticking Out Of The Floor (Which I Tripped On 3 Times Now)
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#13 Nice. Development Planning At Its Finest
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#14 Cyber Truck Bike Rack Blocks The License Plate And Brake Lights
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#15 Play Safe, Kids!
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#16 Holiday Spirit Is Going To Cause Some Accidents. Spot The Traffic Lights
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#17 Trying To Prevent Cyclists From Using The Ramp, By Blocking The Passage To Everyone With Wheels (Strollers, Wheelchairs, Etc)
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#18 The Handle Bar In The New Sauna Burnt My Hand And Almost Sent Me Back Into The Heater
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#19 I Almost Fell Down And Rolled My Ankle On This
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#20 Just Why?!?
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#21 So I Almost Died At School Today (Not A Water Bottle)
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#22 Cutting Holes Through Joist For Hvac?
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#23 Crappy (And Dangerous) Lighting Design Burning The Grass
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#24 At Least It’s Padded?
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#25 Parking Spot Failure
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#26 Slippery When Wet, I Fell Down Just Looking At The Picture
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#27 The Layout Of This Street Isn’t Confusing At All
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#28 “Safe Road For Children”
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#29 Wait… Why Is There A Door?
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#30 I Have No Idea How They Turn This Off
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#31 Leg Breaking Stairs
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#32 This Death Trap Of A Corridor
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#33 The Idiots That Designed This Garbage Truck Only Allow The Hood To Open Halfway, Making Repairs Needlessly Difficult
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#34 If This Food Processor Container Overflows, Liquids Drain Directly Onto Internal Electronics
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#35 Ok What Is This
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