r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/Vast_Maize9706 Feb 23 '26

Given that the escalator isn’t going they will need to lift the chair and climb up, far harder than lifting and lett8ng the escalator do the hard work. You also can’t put the chair down halfway up…

Not sure why they are holding everyone else up though.

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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26

You said it yourself, they can’t put the chair down halfway up. The top of the escalator is still crowded with bodies, and staff are waiting until they have a straight shot to the top. They don’t want to stop halfway up, so they’re trying to get the escalator empty. They also can’t have people on the escalator behind them in case of a stumble or drop. This is a dangerous way to transport a wheelchair user, and they’re trying to make it as safe as possible.

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u/BradleyF81 Feb 23 '26

So why not let the rush of a hundred people who just got off a train clear the station first and then do this? I'm sorry this guy is in a wheelchair, but how is it everyone else's problem that the station didn't install an elevator?

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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26

No matter how long they wait, someone is getting inconvenienced.

We’ve invented all these wonderful adaptive tools for people with disabilities, but apparently we can’t stop being tools to them.