Originally Posted by
lensman
I'm not begrudging or complaining about other people's ability to benefit from the moving walkways. I'm fine with people standing on them on the right and walking down them slowly on the left.
My observation is that I always get stuck behind someone walking slowly in the left. This is probably because I'm in the 95th percentile in the speed of my walking.
What I actually do when I encounter one of these is do a quick analysis of the left hand lane of the moving walkway vs the crowdedness of the floor to the right. A quick mental distance/velocity assessment tells me which is the quickest path/method.
Didn't mean to imply that you were complaining. I was just making the point that the walkways may not be effective to you, but they might be to someone who needs a rest or is seconds away from a plane door closing. Effectiveness is a personal evaluation, made in the moment.
I'm a fast walker too. Somewhere in life I learned it's best to get where your going first, then relax. Drives a few of my coworkers crazy when we're traveling together.