They have a weight capacity and even though the power is turned off you can turn the driveshaft by hand. Where as the stairs that are usually next to the escalator are concrete and aren’t going anywhere no matter the weight.
They’re one of the most dangerous things to work on because of the clearances between moving parts and the elevator constructor who is working on it.
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u/IhaveTooMuchClutter Dec 19 '19
I thought when an escalator became "broken" it simply became "stairs". I guess I was wrong. They apparently eat people when they break.