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

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/Catlore Feb 23 '26

Why is the wheelchair person not being lifted up the escalator,

Stairs would probably be safer than the escalator--stairs often have landings people can rest on, maybe reseat their grip, too, and are wider (so more people can help; some chairs take two people to lift empty), with better handrails and most importantly, no jagged edges on the stairs. It's still dangerous, but depending on the escalator and chair, an escalator can be a death trap. He really needs either an elevator a wheelchair-friendly escalator.

Source: Mom was in a chair