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Originally Posted by mjm
(Post 31376595)
The other is that riders are encouraged to stand two abreast so that a greater volume of people may be moved at the same time.
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Originally Posted by Pickles
(Post 31379627)
Actually the highest volume would be achieved by having both sides of the escalator to be walking. Let's encourage that instead!
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
(Post 31376698)
True, but I personally feel it's not my place as a foreigner to be the busy body enforcing JR's new rules that from my observation last week, 95% of people are ignoring. I would just feel strange and uncomfortable doing so. With the temperature in Shinagawa Station feeling about 120, I was perfectly happy to stand on the left and move as little as possible. When I was there, I saw NO ONE standing side by side 100% of the time. I also saw no accidents either. I read that one of the rules they want enforced also is to have a step between the next person. Well, no one really did that either. To add to that, if folks change and keep a step in-between yet stand side by side when they didn't previously, you aren't getting more people on the escalator. I understand this was about safety but someone mentioned more people being transported. Eh |
Originally Posted by Busymann
(Post 31379717)
Nailed it.
When I was there, I saw NO ONE standing side by side 100% of the time. I also saw no accidents either. I read that one of the rules they want enforced also is to have a step between the next person. Well, no one really did that either. To add to that, if folks change and keep a step in-between yet stand side by side when they didn't previously, you aren't getting more people on the escalator. I understand this was about safety but someone mentioned more people being transported. Eh |
Originally Posted by Pickles
(Post 31379627)
Actually the highest volume would be achieved by having both sides of the escalator to be walking. Let's encourage that instead!
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Originally Posted by Busymann
(Post 31379717)
When I was there, I saw NO ONE standing side by side 100% of the time. I also saw no accidents either.
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Originally Posted by hailstorm
(Post 31342856)
Bump, as JR has stepped up their efforts as of late. Big posters by the escalator entrances in multiple languages informing of the "proper" use of the escalators, and even the occasional station attendee standing by thr escalators to enforce them.
There's probably a big expanse of inaka between them where few, if any, escalators exist. |
Yesterday an ordinance requiring people riding the escalator to stand still on the escalator regardless of which side of it they are on was voted on and approved in the Saitama Prefectural government.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/202...937541000.html The ordinance goes in effect from October. Regardless, there will still be no penalty imposed for failing to stand still on the escalator. |
Originally Posted by hailstorm
(Post 33129735)
Yesterday an ordinance requiring people riding the escalator to stand still on the escalator regardless of which side of it they are on was voted on and approved in the Saitama Prefectural government.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/202...937541000.html The ordinance goes in effect from October. Regardless, there will still be no penalty imposed for failing to stand still on the escalator. |
That ordinance will probably be as effective as the ones saying no bicycle riding on sidewalks.
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Originally Posted by jib71
(Post 33129755)
There's an escalator in Saitama. Who knew?
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Originally Posted by 5khours
(Post 33129950)
Wow. I didn't even know they had electrified the place. Where is Saitama anyway? Tohoku? Or is it farther north?
Looks like it is just outside Tokyo ( maybe 30km) ) NNW , on the Tohoku main line. Regards TBS |
Home of the Saitama Railway Museum (another entry on my ever growing list of places to visit).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail...seum_(Saitama) https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japa...seum-june.html |
Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
(Post 33130266)
Hi,
Looks like it is just outside Tokyo ( maybe 30km) ) NNW , on the Tohoku main line. |
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