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> with all the negative safety implications

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/04/europe/teens-die-poland-e...

Currently in Poland authorities starting to look into possible regulations to make escape rooms safer

In Australia all the escape rooms I’ve been to have an entrance and an exit, the exit is locked (that’s your escape) but the entrance is not. So in the event of an emergency you can always get out.

In the U.K. all the ones I’ve been to so far have a “game” lock or code or something to “escape”, and a big, non-game safety exit button that ends the timer and gets you out. It’s all electronic/magnetic locks, no physical locks (except for cabinets/subrooms/etc that you open).

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