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LA Metro has some of the slowest escalators

120 points · 97 comments · big_toast

  1. big_toast · · focus · HN ↗
    LA: 0.46 meters/s (1 mph)

    Hong Kong: 0.75 meters/s (1.7 mph)

    Kyiv: 0.9 meters/s (2 mph)

    Kinda slower than I expected in general. I assume the speed is mostly dictated by boarding/alighting safety.

    1. Animats · · focus · HN ↗
      Kyiv subway stations are also air raid shelters.[1] They may have decided that running the escalators fast to get people to safety is worth the risk.

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;visitkyiv.com&#x2F;visitor-essentials&#x2F;kyiv-shelter-map&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;visitkyiv.com&#x2F;visitor-essentials&#x2F;kyiv-shelter-map&#x2F;

      1. nephihaha · · focus · HN ↗
        That was standard across major Soviet cities.
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