Cyclists 0, Sliding Door 8938578609

[edible_hat]

I've written on here before about the slow-moving automatic sliding door at my work, and how idiots keep bumping into it. (because they're too stupid and impatient to wait for the door to fully open and try to go through while it's still mostly closed)

The other day some idiot on a bicycle tried to ride into the store. Goiong at a fast walking pace, he sort of bounced off the door (which of course didn't open in time). After he got to his feet, he picked up the bike, leaned it against the wall, and walked into the store like nothing had happened.

(Maybe he saw my co-worker who rides his bike to work walking his bike through the store to the back room and figured bikes in the store are OK.)

[DesignFox]

I'm having a fit right now...I can't stop picturing this in my head. That is so freakin' hysterical.

[Boochan]

Guess it didn't hurt that much.
I've witnessed some interesting entrances and exits since my store is right at one of the entrances of the mall. The main hilarity (and surprise) comes from when they turn off the exterior sensor to stop letting people into the centre after closing time (this is at around 6:05pm Weekdays, 9:05pm Thursdays and 5:05pm Saturdays), and just watching how many people try and get in after that even though they can clearly see inside that everything is closed. Many of them still get in regardless, as they wait for someone to walk out.

[Soulstealer]

What does it say about you when you run into a door that's closed.... more than once. No it wasn't clean glass or automatic.

I'm going to go back and hide my shame.

[iviles]

I love that door!!!! You all need a security camera at it 24/7!!!!!!!!!!

[Thud-n-Blunder]

Just goes to show...

... you can't trust what you read.

According to a quote from a book I read as a kid, "Nothing is impossible except for skiing through a revolving door." I get the impression that the people who tried either died or looked silly (or in some cases, both.)

I guess it's time to revise the book to include "bicycling through a sliding glass door."

[edible_hat]

... you can't trust what you read.

According to a quote from a book I read as a kid, "Nothing is impossible except for skiing through a revolving door." I get the impression that the people who tried either died or looked silly (or in some cases, both.)

I guess it's time to revise the book to include "bicycling through a sliding glass door."

Well it *is* an unusually slowly opening door. Most people who bump into it expect it to move at regular automatic door speed, and so it would be open by the time they get to it.

[Boozy]

"What, what? That's how I always open doors, okay?"

[Gabrielle Proctor]

A friend of mine told me a story about how he was walking into target behind these two women who were looking at each other and talking...and not looking where they're going. The doors at target had a slight delay, so they smacked right into them.

My friend nearly pissed himself he laughed so hard. I'm sure that because of the combined embarrassment of walking into a door and then being laughed at was the reason they decided to go complain to management.

[Gravekeeper]

My friend nearly pissed himself he laughed so hard. I'm sure that because of the combined embarrassment of walking into a door and then being laughed at was the reason they decided to go complain to management.

How could you possibly complain to management about that? I'm really curious. I know SC's complain about anything, but still, what kind of argument and or case can you make for "I'm an idiot and I walked face first into your door. Rather then humour my complaints you should be taking me into not procreating for the good of the species."

I demand that you fire this door immediately.

[Jester]

The title of the OP reminded me of something I, as both a cyclist and a motorist, say fairly often:

"When truck meets bike, truck wins....every...single....time."

Sadly, so few of my fellow cyclists understand this rudimentary fact of physics.

[IHateStupidCustomers]

HAHA! I wish you have videotape!

I saw something similar the other day, going to the bank. The bank next door to where I work (downtown) is in a high-rise building. And the building has revolving doors. There is a regular door to the right, but it's pretty much just there for the handicapped. Note: handicapped door is VERY, unusually, heavy.

So, I see a guy in front of me that's too impatient to wait for the couple people in front of him to get through the revolving door. He walks over to the handicapped door, walking quite quickly. He grabs the door and pulls it open while he's still walking forward....expecting the door to open like every other door. FAIL! The door (being made of solid lead or something, lol) is so heavy, he can't open as quickly, and walks RIGHT the f*ck into it! HILARIOUS!

[Nyx]

What does it say about you when you run into a door that's closed.... more than once. No it wasn't clean glass or automatic.

I'm going to go back and hide my shame.

Heh, I've biked into parked cars on a few occasions.

[Sylvia727]

handicapped door is VERY, unusually, heavy.

Um...how is someone in a wheelchair supposed to pull this heavy door open and wheel themselves through without it slamming shut? Sounds like an ADA violation to me.

[mattm04]

I saw someone walk into the non-sliding section of our doors. They DEMANDED that we remove the defective doors and put in real doors. We ended up giving them the 800 number for Corp. because they would refuse to listen to us that the doors are properly working. They never called.