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Originally Posted by DON10E
Thank you, OBB for a reasonable explanation. I can see how this could potentially reduce risk. However, I see some flaws in the one-way traffic policy.
First, the scenario you laid out seems to be rather specific and therefore relatively rare. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, and it might reduce the risk compared to having two way traffic. A little.
However, and this always seems to be the bigger issue, the risk is not all or nothing. We have to consider the cost of the action. What's the cost of one way traffic? I think unquestionably it increases the time required to shop...get in and get out. The longer we are trapped indoors with many people (some of whom are not wearing masks which are designed to protect the population, not the wearer) the higher the risk of infection.
In the overall scheme of things, I would think reducing time exposed would be towards the top of the list of risk mitigation techniques available. I think I would want to accept the two-way traffic risk (especially since I can mitigate that by waiting longer for the person to pass and not bumping shoulders) in exchange for significantly reducing the exposure time risk.
Your explanation of the benefit of the policy is good. I am not convinced that the policy is wise overall. Especially since, in the real world, people are confused and violate the policy frequently. So we could end up with the aisle risk (bumping shoulders) AND the longer exposure risk.
There's always a battle between theoretical and actual when it comes to predicting human behavior.
Thoughts?
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Based on the posts here, I am more concerned about customers getting into arguments or physical altercations BECAUSE of the one-way rule. Something meant to improve safety can go terribly wrong. Some folks seem to have been pushed to the limits of their tolerance while others simply want to assert control over others perhaps because they feel they’ve lost all control. Not good. More bogus rules will only make things worse. Again, it’s the group that says they don’t like intolerance who are being most intolerant and tyrannical.