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BART 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
by benzible 8y ago
BART 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.