Comments on: About those escalator pictograms

By: SMS

SMS — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:46:37 +0000

I love that... reserved for persons... what national socialist came up with that phrase?

By: Alastair Yates

Alastair Yates — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:33:14 +0000

What about the fact that the handrails are usually filthy and disgusting?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:30:46 +0000

That's a very good point....I never thought of it that way. The pictogram can be easily interpreted to mean that you only need to hold the railing if you have a child.

By: Fagstein

Fagstein — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:41:24 +0000

If the sign doesn't apply, why is it posted there?

By: steve81

steve81 — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:26:41 +0000

Note that the circles around the hands on the upper pictogram are in green, making it mandatory to hold the stroller and the ramp.

By: Jc

Jc — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:59:11 +0000

I think the yellow sign is a generic one that applies to escalators. The white one would be specific to moving belts. And there might be very practical reasons for this: a runaway stroller on a moving belt is less dangerous for the kid than a runaway stroller on an escalator.

By: Beeg

Beeg — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:05:39 +0000

No, no, see, strollers are only prohibited on the way *down*. But if you find yourself at the platform level with a stroller, you can leave the station...

By: Jean Naimard

Jean Naimard — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:35:13 +0000

Of course the police is gonna stubbornly defend it’s officers! Doing the opposite would be an admission of being wrong and the police CANNOT be wrong.

By: Jean Naimard

Jean Naimard — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:34:22 +0000

The law is an ass.

By: Saraline

Saraline — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:21:43 +0000

Taking a stroller on an escalator is dangerous. You could have a freak accident!

By: Edna

Edna — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:49:33 +0000

I see nothing that says I'm obligated to hold the rail if I don't have a child with me.