I just saw this topic on another web site, but have you noticed that when you walk on to a stopped escalator your brain gets confused and you stumble slightly? Not matter how much you convince yourself it's just like a normal flight of stairs, your feet still expect the stairs to be moving when they're not.

Know what I mean? :loopy: :lol:

Nope...............:loopy:

Yeah, I know what you mean... I though it was just me being badly co-ordinated lol!

lol yes, if you are going down a stopped one you sorta go forward really fast lol

I'm a bit "thingy" about escalators anyway, ever since I stumbled on one a few months back and nearly came away with an injury.

I'm slowly getting over it though, the offending escalator was the one in the Oasis at Meadowhell, outside the Warner Bros pictures, I put my hand on the rail to hold it, and because the thing was going quite fast, I stumbled and nearly fell.

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Nope...............:loopy:
I reckon your just too proud DaB ;)

Glad to see that I'm not the only one...

The stripes on the interlocking units certainly don't help when the thing is motionless

What can be worse are large escalators on the underground where the handrail travels at a slightly different rate to the escalator stairs - with the effect that your hand moves back and beyond your body and you have to keep shifting the hand... hold the moving handrail indeed !!!

I know exactly what you mean Geoff.

As you place your first foot down it is a funny feeling, as though it's hit the step sooner than you thought and you kind of feel wobbley :rolleyes: :P

I'm not a big fan of them either ever since I was little and decided to be too fascinated by something on the floor below to notice the ceiling fast approaching my head that was poking over the edge :o Ouch. I was knocked right out! :(

I don't like using stopped escalators as easily as stairs because theres always the fear that they will suddenly jolt and start up again while you're walking up/down them. I don't particularly like escalators anyway, especially the stepping on part. I don't like lifts as I'm always scared of them breaking down and being stuck in a lift, especially if I was on my own, is a big fear of mine. I don't like stairs either because I'm lazy. In summary, I hate buildings with lots of floors...

Ive been on one when it has stopped and one when its suddenly started again and it doesnt jolt or anything. It was quite a relief that i didnt have to use up energy walking up the damn thing. I think theyre only supposed to restart them when no1 is on them though arent they? I work in view of a rather large escalator and what i dont like is when people take their pushchair with baby up on them and leave the thing dangling off the edge. I always have visions of a flying pushchair and a very scared baby.

what i dont like is when people take their pushchair with baby up on them and leave the thing dangling off the edge

I know what you mean!!! The best thing is, there's a lift just around the corner!!!

I like the big long flat ones at airports best. When you walk fast on them it's a really weird feeling.

Originally posted by madmaxwestie
I like the big long flat ones at airports best. When you walk fast on them it's a really weird feeling.

The best one I ever went on is the really long, fast one that leads up to Caesars Palace in Vegas - its dead springy to walk on, and there is a flashing light to warn you when you are nearing the end - saw several people coliding once at the end of it when they got thrown off - looked like a rugby scrum :P

Originally posted by rtapper
there is a flashing light to warn you when you are nearing the end

Is that why some escalators have an eery green light coming from below the steps at the top and bottom?

Originally posted by Geoff
I just saw this topic on another web site, but have you noticed that when you walk on to a stopped escalator your brain gets confused and you stumble slightly? Not matter how much you convince yourself it's just like a normal flight of stairs, your feet still expect the stairs to be moving when they're not.

Know what I mean? :loopy: :lol:

Yep, fully agree with you (makes a change ;) :rolleyes: ) As mentioned else where in the thread the flat airport ones do the same and feel springy.