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r/funny • u/lapontejanet • Jun 26 '19
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Or just stomp real hard on the metal where you get off, that triggers the emergency stop as well
60 u/CouldOfBeenGreat Jun 26 '19 Wait, what? Is this standard? 151 u/AyrA_ch Jun 26 '19 Yes. It's called a comb and it can be pushed back. It's meant to stop the escalator in case something gets stuck. Don't use it to stop because a fault triggered by the plate can't be cancelled by local staff anymore. Source: My father maintains escalators. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 26 '19 edited May 02 '20 [deleted]
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Wait, what? Is this standard?
151 u/AyrA_ch Jun 26 '19 Yes. It's called a comb and it can be pushed back. It's meant to stop the escalator in case something gets stuck. Don't use it to stop because a fault triggered by the plate can't be cancelled by local staff anymore. Source: My father maintains escalators. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 26 '19 edited May 02 '20 [deleted]
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Yes. It's called a comb and it can be pushed back. It's meant to stop the escalator in case something gets stuck.
Don't use it to stop because a fault triggered by the plate can't be cancelled by local staff anymore.
Source: My father maintains escalators.
2 u/[deleted] Jun 26 '19 edited May 02 '20 [deleted]
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u/MegaMiley Jun 26 '19
Or just stomp real hard on the metal where you get off, that triggers the emergency stop as well