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Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland Edit

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Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland
 Published: Feb 4, 08
Comments: 3 Views: 3,567

Need to use the restroom while you are on a long drive in Finland? You better have a mobile phone on you!

In order to fight back against vandalism, the Finnish Road Administration has started deploying this January a system which allows travellers to open the doors to roadside toilets only by sending an SMS message to the number given on the door. This is due to the rising number of breakages, arson attempts, and thefts in the buildings housing public conveniences for motorists. The opening of the door costs just the normal SMS rate without any additional charges.

There are instructions on the doors to toilets and shower rooms, advising prospective users to send a text message "OPEN" to the number given on the door. The call is directed to a modem, which then sounds a buzzer and opens the door. The traffic centre will save the numbers of the callers for a while, but not permanently. This should somewhat raise the threshold for vandalism and reduce the damages to public property, as people will know that their phone number is down on record if they wish to trash the place. (hs.fi)

References:  hs.fi, textually.org

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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland or comment.

rocketranger on Feb 4, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments
Unique security thats for sure. Radical. Imagine this in the US.
rocketranger on Feb 4, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments 0
Ayman Helweh on Feb 4, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments
Yeah, it's pretty radical and extreme. We're getting closer and closer to the government knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing at any give time!
Ayman Helweh on Feb 4, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments 0
Nikita Brown on Feb 5, 08  0 Trends   2 Comments
Great Idea for securtiy, but really the telephone companies are going to be laughing all the way to the bank. www.spotinheaven.com
Nikita Brown on Feb 5, 08  0 Trends   2 Comments 0


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Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland