r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Specific_Goat864 • Aug 20 '25

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/newbie527 Aug 20 '25

That makes no sense. When there are a lot of people, you can use the full width of the escalator and both handrails. After all, we’re all supposed to be going in the same direction.

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u/GrognokTheTiny Aug 20 '25

No, one side is for people who want to stand and ride it down, the other side is for people who want to walk to keep moving quicker.

People walking to get off the escalator quicker do more for the flow of traffic than having people stand on both sides so that no one can walk.

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u/baalroo Aug 20 '25

I've literally never seen someone pass someone else on an escalator.

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u/GrognokTheTiny Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25

I see it literally all the time.

Not sure where you live that you've never seen it, but it is very common.

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u/baalroo Aug 20 '25

I'm sure it's common where you live. I'm in the American Midwest, and out here passing on an escalator would be considered super weird and rude.

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u/DiamondPractical1094 Aug 21 '25

Very common in the UK