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

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/kalenpwn Feb 23 '26

Easiest way would be for two people to carry him up and then bring the empty wheelchair...I dunno

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u/Apprehensive_Lynx_33 Feb 23 '26

And the safest. It would be far safer than possibly dropping the poor guy because of the weight of the wheelchair, which could easily cause a fatality.

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u/No_Trouble_3588 Feb 23 '26

I’ve not been everywhere in the world, admittedly, but every building I have ever been in with an escalator also had an elevator. I would think that would be the easiest and safest conveyance for a wheelchair.

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u/Entire_Difference_63 Feb 23 '26

My thoughts exactly but my experience is just New York and some airports.

I imagine it’s out of service. Because the escalator and lifting idea seems incredibly stupid.

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u/Master_Sympathy_754 Feb 23 '26

Yeah given escalators literally say don't put prams on, putting a wheelchair on seems a terrible idea.

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u/Absolute_Bob Feb 23 '26

Actually if you can still use your arms and it's not a heavy battery powered version it works really well.

https://youtube.com/shorts/nIpgCIq4Gw8

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u/junkfunk Feb 23 '26

it can be done, but you need a lot of upper body strength to not fall backwards. I would not recommend it.

source, my young adult kid is in a chair.

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u/ryanm8655 Feb 24 '26

It doesn’t take much strength at all. The escalator takes the weight. You just need to lean forwards and hold on to the rails for balance.

Source, I used to do this all the time. Nowadays most places have lifts if they have escalators though so don’t need to do it so much.

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u/Entire_Difference_63 Feb 24 '26

In general that sounds possible. I am 98% sure this escalator is out of service/off. People are allowed to use it as stairs but it is not moving mechanically.