One slip-up on a crowded walkway and you’ve activated some sort of nightmare Rube Goldberg machine with passengers tripping over one another as they try to avoid the toddler splayed on the ground.Īfter contemplating the choice between dragging our children through the left walking-only-lane and repeatedly performing a circus act getting them on and off the flat escalators, we ultimately chose the latter, and immediately commenced yelling at our brood to “KEEP TO THE RIGHT” and “STAY TOGETHER” and “DON’T STEP ON THE PERSON’S HEELS.” We clenched their hands as the walkways ended, and hustled them through the walking portions between, then dragged everyone onto the next walkway. But getting children on and off requires dexterity, lightning-fast reflexes and perfect timing. Moving walkways may be simple and safe enough for the average adult traveler. Instead of one continuous walkway, the sadists behind the Salt Lake City Airport installed a series of shorter moving walkways, with about 50 feet between them.
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