Can we talk about how nobody says people just skip the hand soap?
Every public bathroom rant blames the paper towels or the door handle. Come on. I sit in the third stall at my office in Dayton and I hear the sink run for 2 seconds flat, then the door. No soap pump. Nothing. People who complain about the towel dispenser are missing the real problem by a mile, because dry hands don't spread near as much as the ones that never got washed in the first place. Am I wrong here, or do the soap refills on your floor last way longer than they should too?
Paper towels are the real hero here though. Wet hands grab that handle and leave germs everywhere, and a towel at least gives you something to open the door with. Soap matters but a good towel stop is what keeps you from picking up whatever the last guy left behind.