Rental car places do that so they can examine the car after you return it and charge you for any damages. If they can’t find any, some places make them up!
I got a pay raise once, too many years ago to count. It put me in a slightly higher tax bracket which dropped my take home salary by 3 cents. I am sure that “the powers that be” had it all figured out and were laughing their idiotic heads off.
Many washrooms have at least one stall that is wheelchair accessible.