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Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?

  • Written by Lesley Strawderman, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University
Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?The science of getting quickly and safely to the bottom.Ryan Tang/Unsplash, CC BY

Love them or hate them, traffic laws exist to keep people safe and to help vehicles flow smoothly. And while they aren’t legally enforceable, pedestrian traffic also tends to follow its own set of unwritten rules.

Most pedestrians use walking etiquette as a way...

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