LinkLinks DCist: Who Else Is Still Mad About This ‘Stand Left’ D.C. Tourism Video? By Editor On Dec 12, 2019 Last updated Dec 12, 2019 32 Share We’ve heard it from Metro transit agency’s general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, who said back in 2017 that the transit agency doesn’t promote riders walking on the left side of the stations’ escalators, because it could damage the equipment. “We prefer that they stand as they move up the escalator, but also we know what people will do what they want to do,” he said. We’ve heard it from academia, too: A Mississippi State University professor said that the whole “Stand right, walk left” mantra is less efficient overall than folks standing still on the moving stairs, two to a row. 32 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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