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Only if the number of people running is small. If there's a large enough number of people running up the escalator, then the capacity will be increased over ev
by Grishnakh 11y ago
Only if the number of people running is small. If there's a large enough number of people running up the escalator, then the capacity will be increased over everyone standing. It's quite simple.
According to the article, the problem they had was that on really long escalators, not many people bothered to run, so the capacity was indeed too low.
The solution is simple: cattle prods for people on the left who run too slow. That'll get them up it faster. Seriously, what a bunch of lazy people. I can understand elderly or obese people not running up the escalator (which is why the right needs to be reserved for them), but the rest of you have no excuse.
- smacktoward 11y agoIn defense of those "lazy people," there are escalators and then there are escalators. Here in Washington, DC, for instance, our Metro system has several escalators that are 200 feet or more in length (http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/23038/what-are-the-10-longest-metro-escalators/ http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/23038/what-are-the-...). The longest one, in the station in suburban Wheaton, Maryland, is 230 feet long and climbs 115 feet vertically over that length. (Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheaton_station#/media/File:Wheaton_escalator_from_bottom_right.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheaton_station#/media/File:Wh...) Long, steep escalators like that make a challenging climb even for the young and fit.
- Terr_ 11y agoI used to live in Hong Kong, it has a network (mostly linear) that (in total) goes a half of a mile sideways and 443 feet up. Granted, the individual spans are less than that, but if you can rest on a landing between spans, you can also just... well, ride the step you're on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central–Mid-Levels_escalator_and_walkway_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central–Mid-Levels_escalator_a...
- DrScump 11y agoLong, steep escalators like that make a challenging climb even for the young and fit. But it's not a binary climb all / stand only choice. You can climb to your desire or ability, with its incremental benefit, and stand and ride for the rest.
- Houshalter 11y agoWhat is lazy about not running up an escalator? That defeats the purpose of an escalator and saves you maybe a few seconds at best. Most people prefer not to.
- james1071 11y agoYes, good joke but true.