Public Restrooms Access

The cluster discusses the availability, cleanliness, privacy, and necessity of public toilets, including challenges for homeless people, international comparisons, and ideas for better public restroom infrastructure.

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Sample Comments

insanitybit Oct 20, 2022 View on HN

Public toilets aren't really for you, they're for the people who have nowhere else.

maym86 Feb 22, 2018 View on HN

Or just access to toilets. It's not like they want to poop in bags.

skatenerd Apr 1, 2015 View on HN

In Chinese public bathrooms, it's even less of an issue

anonyymus Jan 4, 2017 View on HN

If you don't care about privacy, then world is your toilet.. or when you don't have the change for a paid toilet and you really really have to do it

SilverRed Jul 19, 2021 View on HN

Sharing a toilet isn't that bad as long as it still has paid cleaners.

jsprogrammer Jun 24, 2016 View on HN

Being able to use the restroom when you need to is a perk?

nerdchum Sep 9, 2023 View on HN

Yeah because they have public restrooms available.

estebank Aug 28, 2021 View on HN

Alternative solution: have bathrooms available.

imgabe Dec 13, 2019 View on HN

You notice that when you go out in public there are shared toilets everyone uses and you don't have to lug your own toilet with you everywhere you go, right?

jessaustin Nov 25, 2019 View on HN

Shitting is not a voluntary activity. Public restrooms could only be considered "carrots" if they included additional amenities beyond the most basic requirements of elimination and hygiene. Is anyone suggesting that?