25 Dangerous Design Fails That Could’ve Been Prevented With Common Sense
There’s bad design, and then there’s design so reckless it puts people in danger. These examples are less “oops, that’s silly” and more “wow, how is that legal?” Every one of these design fails feels like it skipped ten safety checks.
1. “Those Are Stairs”
2. “Putting This On Arthritis Cream Is Such A Cruel Joke”
3. “This Sidewalk Brick Layout. Perfect To Lose Balance Or Trip”
4. “How Not To Design A Bike-Lane Route”
5. “Slippery When Wet, I Fell Down Just Looking At The Picture”
6. “Leg Breaking Stairs”
7. “Melbourne, Australia Supermarket – Where You Can Self-Checkout, But You Can Never Leave…”
8. “That Seems Dangerous”
9. “Waterfall Over The Entrance To My Apartment When It Rains. No The Gutters Aren’t Full. It’s Designed This Way”
10. “Cutting Holes Through Joist For HVAC?”
11. “So I Almost D*ed At School Today (Not A Water Bottle)”
12. “The Entrance Of Possible Death”
13. “My School Tried To Make The Staircase To The Cafeteria Accessible To Wheelchair Users”
14. “The Layout Of This Street Isn’t Confusing At All”
15. “This Random Power Outlet Sticking Out Of The Floor (Which I Tripped On 3 Times Now)”
16. “Wait… Why Is There A Door?”
17. “I Almost Fell Down And Rolled My Ankle On This”
18. “Stairway To Heaven”
19. “At Least It’s Padded?”
20. “This Death Trap Of A Corridor”
21. “Trying To Prevent Cyclists From Using The Ramp, By Blocking The Passage To Everyone With Wheels (Strollers, Wheelchairs, Etc)”
22. “The Handle Bar In The New Sauna Burnt My Hand And Almost Sent Me Back Into The Heater”
23. “Nice. Development Planning At Its Finest”
24. “Carpet Around The Drain Is Crazy”
25. “That Slide Seems Like A Good Time”
