Everything you say is correct. And yet there are still reasons to use round knob door handles at least some of the time.
I have zero experience on how big a deal this really is but someone seems to think so: https://www.doorstuff.co.uk/blog/canadian-bears-vs-door-hand...
Can confirm, codes in several California counties forbid lever-type handles on exterior doors because bears learned to open them. However, bears being adaptable, some of them have learned to operate round doorknobs too: https://www.upliftingtoday.com/2018/12/black-bear-makes-surp...
