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if a queue forms to get on the escalator
by rvp-x 8y ago
if a queue forms to get on the escalator
- darkpuma 8y agoWalking on elevators does not cause more cue than standing on them. Two people can step onto an escalator and if the one in front then takes a step forward because the one behind was inside his personal space, the one behind is not impacted. Furthermore since stepping onto an escalator necessarily involves walking up to that escalator, if the minimum distance between people walking were causing a throughput limitation that would manifest whether or not people on the escalator were walking.
- mcny 8y agoIf they really want to "fix" this "problem", they can try to make the escalator narrower so there is only one "side" possible and fit more escalators. You shouldn't carry bulky luggage in an escalators anyways.
- darkpuma 8y agoOr they could just turn up the escalator speed a bit. A mere 10% speed increase would probably make a big difference, but I suppose there are almost certainly regulations on how fast an escalator can run.
- Tharkun 8y agoI've wondered about this as well. Different places seem to have different escalator speeds. It's been a while since I last saw someone who was too afraid to get on an escalator, but I do frequently unsteady elderly folks who struggle a bit. I guess that's the demographic that's preventing faster escalator speeds.
- xbmcuser 8y agoWalking does cause a larger queue as people get on one side (non walking) of esclator mostly . So 1 person gets on instead of 2. I have now started standing in what is considered the walking lane once people see that I am not going to climb they got on behind me and the throughout of the elevator increases.