On Aug 10, 8:01*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:53:18 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:53:41 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Could it have been done on purpose to make the turn on the landing easier?

That's his story and he is sticking to it. *;-)

It is a mistake. Probably a preassembled staircase that wasn't ordered
for exactly the right height.

I tend to agree with that. *I've run into plenty of staircases with
short (low) last steps. *In public places sometimes there's a warning
sign.
If you can see them, you naturally adjust your step. *In the dark you
almost trip if you're moving fast.

--
Vic

That's why they're known as "trippers".

Harry K