Lack of escalator etiquette... (hot, Irish, work)

[ChicagoMeO]

What I got from this thread -

There are no specific rules, per se, however, there are unwittten laws which people just "understand" (or should understand);

Common courtesy and common sense should be the rule, and those rules might change with whatever is happening.

if you can move then dont try to be obnoxious and stubborn just because you can.

Maybe "give" the right of way like in driving when someone unjustly cuts into your lane when they shouldn't. i mean dont be a doormat, but rather than spoil your day, just allow the other person thru. your reward is that another person did not spoil your day because you let them go.

If someone does not move and gets in your way, for your own emotional health, try not to stress and see what you can do your own self so that you feel like you are in control.

if you feel the need to rush, leave earlier or find alternate routes.

Know that even though it is the best day there are bound to be things that will screw up your schedule. go with the flow.

Try not to be an asswipe just because you can.


Stop expecting others to have your expectations, thats why this thread is here - people have their own expectations that they try to impose on others. Remember no one HAS to share YOUR expectations. however, on the other hand, you should learn what others expect so try to make adjustments yourself if possible.

Elevators and escalators and people-movers all have various uses and each one is important to each user, and you and I can use the same tool for different reasons, AND ITS ALL OK.

just try not to be rude if at all possible. That is alll

[myrc60]

Escalators are dangerous and for that reason I rarely walk up them. Once you've seen a fatal accident on one you won't want to walk up them either! Union Station Canal St. If you trip me while you are walking past me you are going down too! It doesn't pay to be in a hurry OP; slow down!

[rparz]

If you're coming out of Union station at rush hour, you should know how common this is.

[Tenzo]

I walk up escalators.

It's pretty simple. Stand on the right, walk on the left. (Unless you are in Asia, then it is reversed)

As for using it for a break. I don't get that.
Most grocery stores also have battery powered carts. I don't use one of those either.

But a pet peeve is the elevators in water tower.
People always ride them up, then stop when they get to the top and look around.
Meanwhile there is a virtual conveyer belt of people piling up behind them

[JBVirtuoso]

The Water Tower mall is another place that seems to lack any civility whatsoever. There are certain aspects of the urban experience that draw on primitive regions of the brain, the part that controls fight or flight responses. This seems to come out when people are riding elevators, boarding buses and trains, or hunting for free parking. That's just how it is.

[ChiNaan]

Originally Posted by Tenzo

(Unless you are in Asia, then it is reversed)

It depends on what country in Asia, in my experience. It seems to generally align with the side of the road people drive on in any particular country, though I don't know if that's true 100% of the time or not.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by CSD610

The escalator is not the freeway, there is no "right" way to be on it so no there no "lack of etiquette".

Just for the record: I have two rather thick etiquette tomes sitting on my bookshelf, one written by Letitia Baldrige and the other by Judith Martin (Miss Manners). With this thread in mind, I consulted them yesterday to see what, if anything, they had to say about escalator etiquette. Apparently they're both silent on the subject -- at least I couldn't find anything about escalators listed in the index of either book (although they did have listings for elevator usage).

So, given the lack of consensus on the subject on this very thread, I have to conclude that no hard and fast rules have really been established on this issue.

[rparz]

Park yourself near one at the Metra stop or a CTA station in the loop during rush hour and see if less than 85% of people understand that you walk left, stand right.

[Smedlykkkkk]

"If you want to climb hit the stairs."

OK, and if you want to take a ride then use the elevator.

[Lookout Kid]

If you want to complain, then hit the internet.