Extra Hotel/Motel Shower Security

By Sandy Long

Reports are coming from all over the country of glitches occurring where drivers are walking in on other drivers in showers at truck stops after being given a duplicate key. Whether it is a cashier or computer mess up, it creates embarrassment for both drivers, especially for lady drivers in the showers.

This type of problem is not really new, though it used to be heard of more in relation to hotels and motels. Technology grew with the solution to the problem. The hotel/motel solutions are easily transferred to use in showers. Amazon.com provides options starting at $5 and easily fit in a shower bag.

Shower security

The simplest is a rubber wedge-shaped door stopper. One gets two for $4.95 and one stopper weighs just 6.5 ounces. A fancier version of wedge-shaped door stopper costs $9.99, is metal, and includes a high decibel alarm if the door is opened while in use. There are other types of traveling door locks available; the only problem is that almost all of them only work on outward opening doors.

One has to remember that mistakes happen all of the time. This type of mistake, where a shower is double utilized, can be easily solved, one would think, with a little effort if managed by a cashier or attendant. Cashiers need to make sure the right key is given for a shower NOT in use by someone else. If the shower attendants are not reporting the right showers clean and ready to go, then they need training.

If it is a computer glitch, where the computer is not registering proper information, then this needs to be tracked down quickly and resolved. The key person to any of this is management. Sadly, many reports where a lady driver seeks out the manager to complain of being walked in on, say that male managers think it is funny. It is patently not funny to the lady driver, and most likely not to any male driver walking in on them.

In these cases, the driver only has recourse to contacting corporate headquarters of the truck stop and hope they are taken seriously. Granted, there have been no reports of anyone being injured in any way, other than being embarrassed. But in today’s world, anything could happen. 

If one walks in on another driver in the shower, just back out quickly. Do not prolong the embarrassment by taking time to apologize. Just shut the door and go find the manager. If one really feels the need to apologize, do it through the door. 

The days of communal showers are long past. Truthfully, the only time outside of the truck that a driver can expect privacy is in today’s private showers. It is important alone time for many drivers. This problem needs be solved by working with truck stop management, and if need be, corporate.

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Elizabeth Meyers - Wednesday, August 16, 2017
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Edit the autocorrect from "quite" to "quote."

Elizabeth Meyers - Wednesday, August 16, 2017
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Apologizing takes no time as one is shutting the door. Good manners by all must not be discouraged. "Remember, let's be courteous out there." (That might be a quite from Hill Street Blues. I can't recall for certain.) -E

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