Editing Urinal (section)

===Manual handles===
[[File:Urinal - New Orleans 2020.jpg|thumb|Urinal flushing handle]]
This type of flush might be regarded as the standard type of flush in [[North America]]. Each urinal is equipped with a short lever to activate the flush, with users expected to pull it down as they leave. Such a directly controlled system is the most efficient, provided that patrons remember to use it. This is far from certain, however, often because of fear of touching the handle, which is located too high to kick.<ref>With public sit-down toilets, users often kick the flush lever to avoid the perceived or real possibility of infection from touching it.</ref> Urinals with foot-activated flushing systems are sometimes found in high-traffic areas; these systems have a button set into the floor or a pedal on the wall at ankle height. The [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] requires that flush valves be mounted no higher than {{convert|44|in|cm}} AFF (above the finished floor). Additionally, the urinal is to be mounted no higher than {{convert|17|in|cm}} AFF, and to have a rim that is tapered and elongated and protrudes at least {{convert|14|in|cm}} from the wall. This enables users in wheelchairs to straddle the lip of the urinal and urinate without having to "arc" the flow of urine upwards.