"recent evidence has found fault with this popular logic—instead finding that having everyone stand on an escalator can actually relieve subway station congestion.
Last year, Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway successfully reduced escalator accidents by campaigning for passengers to stand on both sides. Inspired by that effort, Transport for London (TfL)Engineering Manager Paul Stoneman ran some calculations using measurements for the Holborn station in London. According to his results, forcing an entire escalator to stand could potentially accommodate an additional 31 passengers per minute, or 28 percent more than if the right lane were allowed to bypass the left.
How can that be? The explanation, it turns out, is rather simple: Once an escalator reaches a certain height, passengers are deterred from walking up the left side. This creates crowding at the foot of the escalators as passengers wait to access the standing lane on the right. Enforcing a standing-only rule ensures that passengers are moving up the escalators consistently, creating fewer pile-ups. It also allows for more people to fit on an escalator at a given time."
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/subway-escalator-standing-study-tfl-london/424950/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Vox%20Sentences%201/22/16&utm_term=Vox%20Newsletter%20All
This is very real for some DC escalators, where it is like climbing a hill in heels and a suit.
I bet Trump couldn't handle this
#petty
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