Originally Posted by
South London Bon Viveur
I did once try and duck under some tensa barriers (minus the huffing and puffing) only to lose my sunglasses and then step on them. It was an extremely inelegant move and I now dutifully zig zag down the tensa created pathway. However, the sub-tensa dive manoeuvre is still quite frequently practiced by other travellers in my experience.
I see the duck and scramble all the time, but always wonder why people don't just open the barriers, pass and close them. Its not like anyone ever bothers to lock them. This has always worked for me and I have never seen staff miffed by it either, tho I have never done directly in the face of someone setting up the barriers.