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the stations where they encouraged people to stand on both sides were so far underground that almost no one chose to walk up. In the case of the Bay Area the “w
by kaikai 8y ago
the stations where they encouraged people to stand on both sides were so far underground that almost no one chose to walk up. In the case of the Bay Area the “walking” side is often fully utilized and it wouldn’t make sense to stand on both sides.
- benzible 8y agoBART now discourages "stand right, walk left" because it leads to "'uneven wear' on the escalator's gears, which can lead to more breakdowns and need for repair." https://sfist.com/2017/01/16/bart_says_actually_standing_on_the/ https://sfist.com/2017/01/16/bart_says_actually_standing_on_...
- blattimwind 8y ago"The infrastructural humiliation of America"
- vinay427 8y agoMaintenance problems aside, I'm usually surprised at how consistently people follow the stand-right "rule." Typically, everyone ahead of me followed it in my experience with BART.