Why do they love to pave the sidewalk with bathroom tiles

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@jimipresley

I’ve got Timberlake

[lostinasia]

The sidewalks also compound the traffic issues. With rainy weather like we’re having right now, I often walk on the road rather than the sidewalk, taking my chances with the traffic rather than yet another twisted knee. Not exactly a choice I’m happy to make.

[bdog]

I see you’ve picked up the local custom of victim blaming. I had a new pair of Merrell hiking boots and nearly went AOT out the front of PX Mart. The tiles there were laid by a government work crew. They have some grading in them, but moss or some slimy substance grows in patches because they are not cleaned often enough. This is the sort of thing the local council should be empowered to do. As in, the lizhang showing up to the cleanup day and bumbling around pretending to help oldtimers is not really enough. But as with a lot of safety related issues in Taiwan, no one gives a hoot. We’re drowning in cash from Silicon and can’t help that old fellow who fell flat on his back mentioned above.

[Belgian_Pie]

@Andrew

People shouldn’t really need to buy special shoes to walk around in a city without falling over. Most other cities in the world have been able to figure this out, and it appears to be a design flaw that’s fairly specific to Taipei/Taiwan.

A lot of ‘sidewalks’ are not side sidewalks but property of the building, covered gallery. The tiles go with the building design. Some places have this patchwork of tiles done by the respective owners of the first floor. Some are done by the government with permission of the respective owner, but if not it’s the owner’s choice.

I have shoes that are slippery on our building’s tiles and I have shoes that are not, just a question of material and I know when to be carefully. And sidewalk tiles are mostly cement/concrete. Oh yeah, bathroom tiles should be non-slip.

[tango42]

Almost slipped on the damn stupid slippery sidewalk twice today and at least once a day when it’s raining last week.

I wonder how many people show up in emergency rooms with an injury from falling on a slippery sidewalk.

Or even better how many fall but never go to the doctor.

[donkey1810]

Always make sure there is enough rubber on the tire

[marasan]

@LondonSpice

Do what I do.

This is the only parkour I do.

Parkour!!

[kurupted]

I always wonder this when I nearly fall. There’s gotta be a bunch of old people breaking their hips…

[Lettuceman]

Not just real tiles, but that fake vinyl tile too that’s even slippier and more common. This shouldn’t be allowed outside.