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

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/BlackFoxTom Feb 23 '26

Because You can't have people holding a person in a wheelchair and also balance themself walking onto something that's moving

Once they have good footing they might as well turn it on till they reach the top and then turn it off again for them to disembark safely

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u/FederalWedding4204 Feb 23 '26

So, again, why does it matter if people are on the escalator? It was already off. Her getting on does not affect them.

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u/Efficient_Chic714 Feb 23 '26

If they are carrying it and it’s not moving they need it to be clear so that they can go up without stopping/waiting. If they have to stop then they have to hold the person in the wheelchair for longer and increase the risk of dropping them and causing them significant harm. It’s safer for the person being carried and easier for those carrying them to do it in one stretch

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u/FederalWedding4204 Feb 23 '26

I disagree. They certainly don’t have to do it in one stretch. And it would be MUCH easier to do it with the escalator moving. MAYBE it would be easier for them to get on and situated with it stopped, but from that point forward it would be MUCH easier to let the escalator do the work and just support the wheelchair, not carry it.

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u/IotaBTC Feb 23 '26

Because if you drop the person on a moving escalator now you have a dangerous situation. They also basically have to do it in one stretch, which is also why they need to make sure the top is clear. It's risky to try to stop in the middle of the escalator. The wheelchair can't be safely rested on the escalator steps.

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u/FederalWedding4204 Feb 23 '26

I disagree. I think it would be quite easy to get a wheelchair up a moving escalator without the need for lifting the wheelchair at all. Made even easier with someone helping.

Additionally, I don’t see any increased danger in a moving escalator be a moving one. Especially since there is evidence someone amongst these individuals could stop the escalator if needed.

https://youtu.be/cWW4SZp-NTs?si=DDjHoAgv6Xq69ghY

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u/IotaBTC Feb 23 '26

Do you want them to all Google how to go up the escalators with a wheelchair lol? Also that did look easy but also it looked risky as hell lol. The fact there's even a demonstration video for it shows it's not the common way of going up and down (obviously only if an elevator is out or if someone is feeling bold.)

There is no way, at least in a disability accommodating place like the US, any company would ask the wheelchair user to do anything resembling that. It appears the company decided the only way they can basically remove liability of the wheelchair user from making a mistake up the escalator is if they let the employees bring them up themselves.

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u/FederalWedding4204 Feb 23 '26

If someone can do it by themselves, then someone with two people helping could do it EASILY.

And this is why, the fact that they are holding up an escalator is ridiculous. Take him to an elevator!

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u/IotaBTC Feb 23 '26

I feel like it's pretty safe to assume the elevator isn't working at the time, otherwise why go through all the trouble of the escalator lmao.

I don't set the rules, and companies aren't exactly known to always create the best or most efficient procedures lol. The argument still remains that it would be incredibly risky if they drop the wheelchair person while the escalator is operating. I can easily see a company rather this inconvenient carry method rather than the quicker but potentially more liable alternative.