Escalator

Hi Sv yeah u r rights, its new thing in our area, but not that News, its almost 10-12 yrs back, mostly i dont walk, i just stand and enjoy the ride, But if i am at air port and getting late then For sure i am moving fast on escalotr LOL Take care

Hey friend, escalators are very rare in Kenya so its funny to say that I have never been i one in my life. I can count the buildings in my country that have escalators and I havent gone to any of the building. I see them on tv and wonder how I would behave on it. I think i will need someone to hold so i dont fall. The first time I boarded a lift, I puked (yuck!) imagine. heheheheheeeeee, please dont laugh at me now.

It depends really. If there is no-one else or very few people on the escalator then I will usually walk up as it's rising; but if it is packed I will just stand there. Elevator etiquette is to stand to one side if you are planning to stay still but not everybody seems to do this so sometimes even when I DO wish to move up faster I have no choice but to stand there. If you want to try something different Sandhya, try running UP the down escalator!

Same here I've been to escalators since my childhood.. Escalators are new to India because it recently got common to common people.. due to Metro.. SO many people are still getting introduced to it. And they just don't know the "escalators manners".. It is preferred quite a stupid act to run or walk faster than the escalators!! And I must admit I am did the same thing once.. yes ran up in an escalators, I was getting Damn!! late that day. But now whenever I feel like I am getting Damn late I just take the stairs simple. Its faster dude!! Even when I am not in any hurry I take stairs .. Have to shed those extra fat in my waist line...

In general I would say that I let the escalator do its job, i.e. take me up or down in its own time. But for example when I'm on my lunch break and say I'm at Marks & Spencers where they only have escalators to take you to the other floors I tend to walk up or down the steps quicker to save time. When I'm at the airport and on the walking escalators which are flat level (I think they're called moving walkways?) I tend to walk across those as they're quite slow and it does take ages to get to the check-in gates...

I have been on escalators since I was a child. My older son when he was younger had a fear of escalators and this was problematic sometimes. We went to a central large library and they had escalators which he was too frightened to go on. The staircase was for staff only and so we had to be escorted up and down that by a member of staff. The longest escalators I know about are on the London Underground. Carrying lots of luggage it can be challenging to go on and off them. I walk up or down if I am in a hurry or just stand still on the escalator if I am on time. I went on a lift that arrived on the floor with a bang and a hard landing that almost knocked me over. Earlier this week I was at a shopping center and saw a little boy, of about three years old, with his fingers stick in a lift. He was screaming and the security officer set his fingers free after about two minutes. The poor child had to go to hospital. Children's fingers should be kept away from lift doors and the edge of escalators.

You are right some of the people run up on escalators, which they should not. Here in Delhi, now a days one find lots of Escalators on big Malls and Delhi Metro trains. Many people have become habitual to it, while some just run up or climb down on escalators, despite warning borads. I cannot understand, if someone wants to run up, he should use normal stairs, instead of using escalators. I do not climb up or down, while standing on an escalators, I allow the escalators take me, one of the escalators on the underground Metro line takes more than one minute for upward or downward journey, I just wait and do not run on it. Happy Diwali to you!!

If I'm in a really big hurry, I might walk up the escalator, but since I have trouble with balance and stepping down, I don't often go down them. I've always liked escalators I remember it was a thrill to go to a store where they had them when I was a child - like 50 years ago!

Oh yes... if I am in a hurry I cannot wait for the escalator. I know children run up and down the escalator because they are so excited to see the escalator. My son who is 2 years old keeps going to the walking escalator's you have in the airports. I know children will find those very exciting because they move on their own and the feeling of going fast makes them wanting to go back!

interesting question.. normally when i ride the escalator i would just let the escalator take me up or down.. if i had wanted to 'move my feet' i would just use the staircase... but there are times that i just need to 'race up or down', to get somewhere extra quick.. then, i would run up or down the escalator... so i guess it really depends on the situation..

It really depends on if I'm in a hurry or not. If I'm in a hurry, I'll trot or run up the esculater or down the esculater but other than that, I'll stand right where I am till I get to the top. Be very careful on those things though because you can get your clothes or hair caught up in them and well, you get the picture. They're very dangerous.

Yes SV I have been on escalotors while travelling ,but it is very recently that this "luxury" has made its way into my small town.An air conditoned shopping mall was opened here recently ,spreading over four floors.and I am told that the first few days,there was a big rush there.It was later that I understood the reason... There were four escalotors there,and youngsters were queueing up and having fun just going up and down.... that two with four of them in a row...!!! Well in my opinion,its best to stand and let the escalator do its work,rather than scarmble up and down,thus disturbing the other users.Also I find even now there are people here who are scared to use it,and I try to help them ,as much as I can..

Nope. i never did that. I just stay on my spot and let the escalator take me up or down. I had a bad experience with escalator. my flip flop went inside the last step and it "ate" up the sole of my flip flop. from then on, i didnt play with it.

loooooool..interesting topic SViswan well if me depends on how in the rush i am..if im just walking with no deadline time for another occupation, then i will just let the escalator take me to the other side lol. but if i run out of time, then yes i will walk or run up/down stair if there's no1 using it else than me lol.. another Question to add : have u ever seen a person who has their 1st experience using the escalator ? like they're so afraid n doubt to start the first step lol..were u like that too at 1st ?

I usually take let the escalator take me up or down... i do not see any point in going up or down... when the escalator would eventually take me there... aside for that... i think it is dangerous to do that... so i always remind others not to do that... since they might trip... or a piece of their clothes might get caught in the escalator... and that is not a good thing to happen...

I confess to be one of those who likes to run up the escalator, even still, but only if there aren't other people. Hubby, on the other hand is like you, and it would never occur to him to use the device for what I'm sure he would consider a purpose other than for what it was intended, rfl. My first escalator ride was at the now defunct Marshall Field store in Chicago when I was just a little nipper. My family traveled to Chicago by train and rode the elevated downtown just to see that store and ride the escalator. That was our Christmas present. We couldn't afford to buy anything there, but we did go in for the escalator ridek, but we bahaved ourselves that time. No running!

i always let the escalator take me and it is very rare i step up in the escalator, and i dont think there is anything wrong in it, we know there are many people around but we dont know their work and how urgency they are and all their personal matters which make them climb up the escalators and it is nothing wrong but i also know there are a few people who also just run on the escalators for fun and it is not good but they are doing it on their own risk and hence it depends on the individual.

Most of the time I just let the escalator take me and there are times that I walk also. I normally stand on the side so if there are some people in rush they can easily get through.

it would depends if i am in a rush, if i am i would do so. if not, i would let the escalator takes me at its speed. my son love them. each time we go to the mall, he would be having a good time riding up and down. it keeps him happy and he cries when i carry him away. so it becomes a must do activities each time we go out. haha.

Escalators scare me in general. When I was a child, I once put my foot on a step and took too long to step on with my other foot. The escalator began to move and I almost fell down it, except for that my mom pulled me on at the last moment. Nowadays, I am very cautious. Typically on down escalators I always stand still. It seems to me that those are the more dangerous types. However, sometimes when they are going up, I will walk up the steps. It does make it go faster. I always keep my hand on a railing.