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And if I can ad my two cents worth, while it may seem unlikely and illogical, the “working locks” scenario could conceivably be considered dangerous if someone, in a panic, was trying to unlock a lock that wasn’t locked to begin with.
For some reason I am reminded of a colleague who was staying in a hotel in Sweden and called down to the concierge desk because he couldn’t get his room door to open, no matter how hard he tugged and pulled and fiddled with the lock. A porter arrived and opened the door with ease … outwards.
The guest had arrived exhuasted the night before and hadn’t noticed what any fan of Scandinavian TV drama will tell you – doors open the other way there.