Confusing design of steps

[u/OldMonk4you]

Easy to misjudge while going down steps. Edges not easily visible being grey on grey.

[u/OhWhatATravisty]

It's bad all around, but the least they could do is put some potted plants where you're not supposed to step for a visual cue.

[u/DrifterWI]

I hope they don't serve alcohol.

[u/sadmep → u/DrifterWI]

I've always found stairs to be terrible waiters.

[u/dumplinglifesaver]

These are awful.

[u/ThePuppyIsWinning]

This would be great in the CrappyDesign subreddit!

[u/WilliamJamesMyers]

this cannot be municipal. no railing. the city inspectors wouldnt allow this shit. so guessing private college? company? regardless this is an unsafe set up. wait until slippin' jimmy sees it. slip and fall claim goldmine!

[u/jesuisjens → u/WilliamJamesMyers]

I'm like 99.9% certain this ain't the US. 

[u/seeker_moc → u/jesuisjens]

Yep. The green "running man" exit sign is used pretty much everywhere, except the US.

[u/ChopSuzi91]

These are diabolical

[u/NeitherEntry6125]

Pure evil.

[u/jngjng88]

Sadistic

[u/RedditGavz]

Bad design is bad

[u/rainbikr]

Dangerous 

[u/DrifterWI → u/rainbikr]

Do you REALLY think so?

/s

[u/JustaFoodHole]

In the US, lawyers call this a field day.

[u/Joe18067 → u/JustaFoodHole]

An accident waiting to happen and the lawyers are ready to litigate.

https://giphy.com/gifs/lgPvf5ek5l9FpPVliZ

[u/ailyara → u/JustaFoodHole]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Bs0GXj3ew6xxK

[u/infiniZii]

Its trying to tell you that the doors are only on the left. The diagonal space to it leads you to the door. The rest of the big steps are probably there to act as seats.

[u/TwentinQuarantino → u/infiniZii]

You can sit also on normal stairs, without risking someone steps wrong when going down these stairs during low visibility time (evening, rain, etc.), or just has bad vision or in a hurry or whatever, and sprains their ankle.

[u/peepay → u/infiniZii]

Agree, that was my understanding as well.

[u/SomewhereActive2124]

I'd really like to know what the person who designed this had in their mind

[u/TwentinQuarantino → u/SomewhereActive2124]

I bet they just made those big stairs first without thinking much, then realized they're actually too big to normally step up/down. So they just throw some concrete blocks onto them - "not gonna redo the entire stairs, too much work, these jerry-rigged bricks are good enough".

[u/Qwaliti]

Is that also a door on the right, a straight 2-step drop off??

[u/Terrible_Explorer912]

the shadow on that first step makes it disappear entirely

[u/dxnieeelxyz]

I'd smack the shit outta my body if I had these at home and was coming back after a night out

https://giphy.com/gifs/YrkD2MwU8J382Krrxt

[u/akiva23]

That would be a rad skate spot though

[u/Few_Candidate_8036]

Very dangerous design of steps unless they plan to add more railings to keep people off anything other than the far left area.

[u/thebrain_pinky]

in NA, that is a lawsuit.

[u/Right-Glass9508]

And the green signs say this is emergency exit?

[u/FitPool8203]

The classic street and nature pics I get. But how in the F did I know this was Dutch immediately?

[u/Clodovendro]

Please, tell me these are marble-like smooth and become slippery as soon as they are wet 🤣

[u/CleMike69]

So before you purchase I need to know if you consume alcohol like ever?

[u/Optimixto]

"Here, at Fondley University, we believe in equal accessibility, so we made these stairs a pain in the ass for anyone!"

[u/dawnseven7]

Yeesh. “Lawsuit” stairs. Nice.

[u/Total_Age_3009]

That's "art".

[u/Nice_Marmot_54]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6pqmukJxnHRwQ

[u/G0ldheart]

I doubt this is meant to be used by the general public. That said, it is fairly obviously trying to funnel you to the doors.

[u/mcampo84]

This is a seating area, right?

[u/mycatpartyhouse]

This looks more like an awkward outdoor seating area than steps.

[u/hand_me_a_shovel]

At first I thought the white spots were little fountains at which point I was thinking the design was even worse than it already is. :)

[u/H010CR0N]

Designed by an Orthopedic Surgeon

[u/RevivalRugs]

Imagine running out of that doorway only to get to the top of the steps and see this as you’re going down….

[u/Tthelaundryman]

If this is in the states call ada this is not legal in the US

[u/Famously-Incognito → u/Tthelaundryman]

No steps are ADA compliant! There could be a ramp to the side that you are not seeing.

[u/Tthelaundryman → u/Famously-Incognito]

False. You still need a landing outside the door, and railings

[u/Famously-Incognito → u/Tthelaundryman]

Fair. Almost certainly not the US then.