Originally Posted by Derek
Escalators - don't get me started. It's different at an airport, with your wheelie weighing you down, but everywhere else, how hard is it to WALK DOWN STAIRS??? Gravity does half the work, it's easier than strolling along the moving walkway (Of course, I'm talking about the average healthy abled individual.) Is it an American thing, not walking down nor moving to the right?
Walking requires more effort than standing still, hence people stand still because man is a lazy creature.