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A door swinging with the escape route empties faster than one pulled inward. The figure is taken from UK Government, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Public doors often open outward for escape

A door swinging with the escape route empties faster than one pulled inward Fire safety guidance favours doors that swing in the direction of travel on escape routes, because a crowd pressing forward can jam an inward opening door shut. Latch hardware, panic bars and clear opening widths are all specified together so the route stays usable when people are packed against it. Small rooms with few occupants are usually allowed either way. It sits in Mondo's everyday life collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A door swinging with the escape route empties faster than one pulled inward. The figure is taken from UK Government, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a everyday life fact?: Yes. It sits on the Everyday Life shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.